Good timing that our SEP 3D Design class happens just on the heels of the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2106)! Check out this summary for cool new developments. More new directions, including advances in biometrics (using 3D design and printing to create eye glass frames that exactly match your head/face dimensions for a perfect fit), and fashion. And it seems the market is really growing for sub $300 personal printers, so I'll be sure to watch this coming year to see if their quality match the hype; so far, I haven't found one I was willing to take the risk to invest to make a purchase. But, stay tuned and I'll keep you posted! As for large format printers, integrating 3D scanners into 3D printers is the trend. In our SEP class, we'll work on creating 3D files from photos using 123D Catch, a similar concept to this industry direction, so, exciting stuff. And, to make my eco heart happy, "green" filament, made from algae (3D Fuel Algix). And finally, a shout out to the positives about using 3D printing pens to teach (3D Low Temp Pen), which I'm also incorporating into our lesson plan (I'll be using a 7Tech 3D Printing Pen). Currently, low temp pens use filament that you can only obtain from a specific vendor, whereas you can use generic filament for pens like 7Tech. So, we'll see how 3D printing pens diversify in 2016 to make them more kid and family friendly (by size, temperature, and cost).