Valve’s release of the SteamOS 3.8.7 beta introduces official support for the MSI Claw 8 AI Plus, marking a significant step in expanding compatibility with Intel-powered handheld devices. As highlighted by ETA Prime, this update brings key improvements such as enhanced controller support, smoother gyro functionality and better SD card reliability. These changes reflect Valve’s […]
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The Apple Watch Ultra 4 is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated updates in Apple’s wearable lineup. Rumors suggest it will introduce a blend of innovative features, refined design, and advanced health monitoring capabilities, potentially setting a new standard for smartwatches. With whispers of enhanced hardware and a fresh approach to functionality, […]
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Anthropic’s release of Fable 5 introduces a Mythos-class AI model that pushes the boundaries of artificial intelligence with its advanced features and robust safeguards. Among its standout capabilities is long-context handling, allowing the model to process millions of tokens at once, making it particularly suited for analyzing extensive datasets or managing complex workflows. Better Stack […]
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The release of the Insta360 Luna Ultra marks a pivotal moment in the pocket gimbal camera market. With features like a dual-camera system offering up to 12x zoom and a detachable touchscreen controller for remote operation, Insta360 aims to deliver a versatile filming experience. TechAvid highlights how this launch strategically aligns with uncertainties surrounding DJI’s […]
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Apple’s iOS 27 introduces a comprehensive suite of new features, performance enhancements, and design refinements, all while maintaining compatibility with devices that supported iOS 26. Whether you’re looking for faster performance, greater customization, or smarter AI capabilities, this update is designed to elevate your experience and keep your device at the forefront of mobile technology. […]
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The release of iOS 27 Beta 1 highlights Apple’s ongoing commitment to innovation, particularly in the realms of stability and artificial intelligence (AI). However, while the update introduces several intriguing features, it struggles to deliver a fully cohesive experience. Early adopters may find themselves navigating a mix of promising advancements and frustrating limitations. If you’re […]
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For years, one of the biggest tradeoffs in desktop 3D printing has been clear. You could chase larger builds, faster motion, or multi-color capability, but combining all three in a way that also supports smoother workflow has remained a tougher challenge. As more creators use 3D printers for batch production, prototyping, and short-run manufacturing, the machines drawing attention are the ones rethinking the print head itself.
LightMake is preparing to enter that conversation with the LightMake L4. Set for a Kickstarter debut, the machine centers on an independent 4-head architecture designed to deliver 4X productivity by printing four identical models simultaneously, while enabling seamless multi-color/material printing on a single object. All while its beltless linear motor system targets ±1μm closed-loop motion precision and 50,000-plus hours of stable operation (for the linear motors). Taken together, those details position the L4 as a highly ambitious new entry in the premium desktop 3D printing space.
Designer: LightMake
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The L4’s most defining characteristic is its independent 4-head system, which allows four separate print heads to operate simultaneously within a single build volume. The four heads can print identical or mirrored models simultaneously, or all four can contribute materials or colors to a single complex print without the purge waste typical of single-nozzle multi-material systems. LightMake claims this architecture delivers a 4x efficiency increase when printing four identical single-color models at once, turning one machine into the functional equivalent of four printing machines. The system also supports mixing up to four materials in a single print, enabling multi-material assemblies that would otherwise require post-print bonding or fastening. For studios running repeat batches or prototyping multiple variants at once, that kind of parallel throughput changes the math around machine utilization and turnaround time.
The machine’s motion system abandons belts entirely in favor of linear motors, a shift that brings both precision and longevity benefits. Linear motors use electromagnetic force to drive motion directly, eliminating the wear, stretch, and maintenance associated with tensioned belts. LightMake reports that the L4 achieves ±1μm closed-loop precision, a figure that places it well into the territory of machines designed for repeatable, high-tolerance work. The contactless driving mechanism also contributes to the company’s claim of 50,000-plus hours of stable printing, a lifespan target that suggests the L4 is being designed with print farm durability in mind. Travel speed is rated at up to 1,000 mm per second, and the system’s rigidity comes from a one-piece die-cast metal frame paired with a vibration cancellation algorithm that mirrors toolhead movement to reduce print artifacts during high-speed operation.
Toolhead changing happens in one second, a spec that directly addresses one of the most time-consuming aspects of multi-material or multi-color printing. Conventional systems that feed multiple filaments through a single nozzle spend significant time purging old material, which slows down the job and generates waste. By swapping between independent heads almost instantly, the L4 cuts that delay to nearly nothing. LightMake is designed to significantly reduce operational costs and maximize efficiency for professional studios, achieved through its independent 4-head system and minimized material waste. The four toolheads are also described as independently liftable, with 5mm of height adjustment to improve first-layer adhesion success rates and reduce early-stage print failures.
The L4’s build volume measures 354 x 370 x 386mm for single-color prints and 354 x 350 x 386mm for multi-color work, placing it in the large-format desktop category. The machine includes dual HD cameras, a 6.5-inch touchscreen, and RFID material recognition. It supports PLA, ABS, PETG, TPU, ASA, PVA, PET, and carbon-fiber composites, with a maximum nozzle temperature of 320°C. Software features include fleet management tools that LightMake says can dispatch tasks to over 1,000 machines simultaneously, as well as an AutoQueue system that analyzes real-time printer status to allocate the right number of machines for each order deadline.
LightMake will debut the L4 on Kickstarter. With its combination of independent multi-head architecture, linear motor precision, and print farm automation features, the L4 represents a clear bet that the next wave of desktop 3D printing will be defined by batch manufacturing efficiency as much as by speed or build size alone.
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Your keyboard connects to your computer via a 2.4GHz wireless dongle. This keycap designed to slot onto your keyboard was formed at the bottom of a Jurassic sea roughly 200 million years ago. Both of these facts are simultaneously true, and together they produce one of the more pleasingly absurd objects in recent design memory. These might be the only keycaps on Earth that existed before the dinosaurs did…
Keycap Quarry’s ammonite fossil keycaps are Carter Stay’s answer to the question nobody thought to ask: what happens when lapidary craft meets keyboard modding? Stay sources actual prehistoric ammonite specimens from England’s Jurassic Coast and the fossil-dense limestone beds of Somerset, then cuts, grinds, and polishes each one down to a functional keycap with a Cherry MX stem. The Marston Marble pieces carry clusters of tiny spiral fossils embedded in dark stone. The Charmouth calcite pieces are translucent enough that Stay hollows them from behind, letting the keyboard’s backlight pour straight through 200 million years of geological history.
Designer: Carter Stay (Keycap Quarry)
Quarried from Marston Magna in Somerset, Marston Marble is a fossiliferous limestone dense with Promicroceras marstonense ammonites from the Lower Jurassic, roughly 195 to 200 million years old. When polished, the dark grey matrix throws the cream and amber fossil spirals into sharp relief, producing a surface that looks simultaneously geological and deliberate, like a texture a product designer might spend weeks trying to simulate in resin and never quite nail. Each slab is unique because the distribution of fossils across the stone is entirely nature’s doing, meaning two Marston Marble keycaps will never look the same. The material is also becoming increasingly rare at the source, which gives these pieces a provenance weight that purely manufactured artisan caps simply cannot claim.
The Charmouth calcite ammonites come from the Black Ven Marls along the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, where mineral-rich water has replaced the original shell material with translucent calcite over geological time. Stay carves out the rear of each fossil to exploit that translucency, turning the keyboard’s own RGB into a light source that illuminates the internal chamber structure of a 200-million-year-old cephalopod. Under UV, the calcite glows with a cold blue-white that makes each keycap look less like a desk accessory and more like a biopsy slide from a natural history museum. It is the same optical trick that makes backlit calcite specimens prized in the collector market, now deployed on a 1U footprint between your F-row keys.
Dwarf Factory and the wider resin artisan world build narrative through sculpting and hand-painting, layering fiction onto a manufactured substrate. Stay works in the opposite direction, subtracting everything unnecessary from a material that already contains the narrative. No manufacturing process replicates what 200 million years of geological compression and mineralization produces, and no hand-painter can fake the variance in a Marston Marble slab or the internal chamber glow of a backlit calcite fossil.
Unlike most keycaps we’ve covered on this site, these Ammonite ones aren’t easy to replicate. They’re difficult to come across, and every single one looks different, so images don’t really reflect what newer stock will look like. Keycap Quarry’s been selling these (along with a bunch of other) keycaps on their website, and while the ammonite ones are sold out, they’re roughly in the $180 range per cap, making them fairly expensive but equally elusive and priceless.
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