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Did anyone else see this article on 3-D printers? Basically, these are printers that can move heads up and down, in addition to left and right, applying multiple layers of ink or other materials to create 3-D objects.

Here's a site advertising a service using one of these printers, also called a rapid prototyper. People design a custom 3-D object, send in the plans, the company prints/creates it, and sends it back.

If parts can already be created in this way, imagine the possibilities for art, now that a printer can create a 3-D model, then that same printer can apply layers of ink or other materials? Talk about intriguing possibilities for those who can afford the ink. (Seriously, if discount printer ink seems a necessity now, think about what it would cost to print multiple layers...!)

Disclosure: Amy Sage is employed by MyInkPro.com.