3D printers are never going to be a thing

I blame Pokémon Go for the frustration that took a good chunk of my work week. Well, Pokémon Go and 3D printers. 

Let me back up. 

On Monday, my colleague Raymond Wong posted a story about a 3D-printed Pokédex. It’s awesome. Maybe one of the most awesome things I’ve ever seen. Because Mashable HQ has a 3D printer, Ray and I thought it would be fun to print one for ourselves. 

How wrong we were. Instead of getting a cool case for our iPhones, all we got was a lot of headache. So much headache, in fact, that I’m now more convinced than ever that 3D printers for regular people will never become a thing.  Read more...