Drawings Come to Life With 3Doodler

Turning doodles into 3-D objects
In their spare time millions enjoy doodling, which, up till now, has usually involved drawing on paper. But now, folks can try doodling in the air, thanks to 3Doodler, the world's first 3-D printing pen! As one draws, hot plastic comes out of the pen, cools and becomes a solid strand.

Would-be artists can draw flat forms or separate parts and then join them together. Lifting the pen up into the air adds a strand that can stand on its own! Created by toy and robotics company WobbleWorks, this pen is quite different from a 3-D printer.

For example, this pen requires no computers or image files, and it can be used to create anything a person can dream up. How about a bicycle or a bird? Or what about a miniature Eiffel Tower? The 3Doodler website features these and other examples of 3Doodles!

Initial interest in 3Doodler has been extraordinary. In the first 30 hours of the 3Doodler Kickstarter campaign, WobbleWorks raised more than US$500,000 to make the product a reality! Now, with more than US$2 million in support, WobbleWorks plans on shipping the finished version of 3Doodler in late 2013. Get your drawing hand ready!

Grammar Gym
But now, folks can try doodling in the air...
folks: people
- Everybody, may I have your attention please?
= Folks, may I have your attention please?
- The folks in my neighborhood like to come out in the evenings and hang out.

Info Cloud
would-be 形容詞, 指有淺力成為什麼的
a would-be author 有淺力成為作家的人
a would-be actor 主修戲劇的人
a would-be artists 想成為藝術家的人

would-be 也可指想成為什麼, 但未達成的
a would-be assassin 刺客沒有達成目的
wannabe= want to be 希望可以成為什麼的人 (比較有負面的意思)
You're such a wannabe.


Language Lab
doodle v.
to draw something without thinking about what you are doing
- Kate loves to doodle on her textbooks during class.
doodle n. plural doodles [count]
- No one could have known that the artist's doodle would one day be displayed in a museum.

strand n.
/ˈstrænd/
a thin piece of thread, wire, hair, etc.
- The police found a strand of hair at the crime scene and took it to the lab.
- The elegant lady wore a strand of pearls to go with her dress.

dream up [phrasal verb]
to think of or invent (something) in your mind
- The college kids were always dreaming up different practical jokes to play on their friends.
- You can continue dreaming up different excuses for your tardiness.

miniature adj.
/ˈmɪnijəˌtʃuɚ/
: very small : tiny
- The miniature golf course is a popular dating place.
- The doll comes with cute miniature furniture.


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