There’s been some good .STL manipulation tips in this week. The first one is called stl_tools, and it’s a Python library to convert images or text to 3D-printable STL files. The examples shown are ...

Toner transfer is a commonly-used technique for applying text and images to flat surfaces such as PCBs, but anybody who has considered using the same method on 3D prints will have realized that the ...

Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and blog posts. He writes CNET's popular Cheapskate blog and co-hosts Protocol 1: A Travelers Podcast (about the TV show ...

Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...

The Nano Banana AI 3D figurine trend has exploded online, fueled by Google's Gemini 2.5 Flash Image tool. Users are creating personalized, hyper-realistic miniature figurines from photos and prompts.