A few weeks ago the Asahi News on-line reported the following:
米アマゾン、3Dプリント受注開始 40ドル以下主流
ニューヨーク=畑中徹
2014年7月29日23時59分接受
新サービスでは、ペンダントや指輪などの装飾品、スマートフォンのケース、フィギュア、日用品などの200以上の商品を注文できる。ウェブ上で好みの色や形、素材を指定し、データを送信。注文を受けたサイトの出店業者が3Dプリンターで製造し、発送する。商品の価格は40ドル(約4千円)以下のものが中心という。
個人向けの3Dプリンターは、米国や日本の家電量販店などで10万円前後で買えるようになったが、まだ高い。今回のサービスは、3Dプリンターを買わなくても、簡単に身近な物を注文できる利点がある。大手のアマゾンが3Dプリンター市場に参入したことで、普及が加速しそうだ。(ニューヨーク=畑中徹)
(試譯文)
On the 28th
(July) a major U.S. Internet mail ordering company the Amazon announced that it
would manufacture solid modeling objects with 3D printer according to customer’s
specific design etc. and carried out delivery service at the company's site in
the U.S.
With this new service, 200 or more goods
such as accessories including pendants, rings, smart phone cases, figures and
daily necessaries could be ordered. On the website, after specifying the favorite
color, form and material, data could be sent. The shop operator at the site
that received the order would manufacture it with 3D printer and ship it out. The
focus would be goods with a price below 40 dollars (about 4000 yen).
Although one could buy individual-oriented
3D printer at around 100,000 yen from U.S. and Japanese household
appliance general merchandising store etc., it was still expensive. This
service had the advantage that one could order familiar things easily, even if
one did not buy a 3D printer. This would likely speed up popularity because
Amazon as a major company had entered into the 3D printer market.
Probably this new service would be welcome
by many customers.
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