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"This first print is the initial step toward providing an on-demand machine shop capability away from Earth," said Niki Werkheiser, project manager for the International Space Station 3-D Printer at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. "The space station is the only laboratory where we can fully test this technology in space.”

Priced at €230, the XYZprinting Da Vinci Mini sells at a bargain price for a 3D printer. The Mini is a small but well-equipped printer that is aimed at 3D printing beginner hobbyist, school teacher or small business product development team will get a simple machine that's intuitive to use and able to produce accurate, very good quality models and multiple builds at the same time. It really provides a more than satisfactory user experience.

Once in a great while, a technology emerges that has the potential to revolutionize the world as we know it. Even less frequent is the opportunity for the general public to invest in such a technology. The advent of 3D printing brings with it an opportunity to invest in an advancement that is as monumental as the cotton gin and the Internet.

ONO and OLO seem to be just the same item but advertised with different names. Invented by the co-founders of the italian firm Solido3D, Filippo Moroni and Pietro Gabriele, this little 3d printer will surely boost interest on 3D Printing around the world.

The International Space Station’s 3D printer has manufactured the first 3D printed object in space, paving the way to future long-term space expeditions. 

Both technologies exist to achieve similar results, however depending on the scale of your project, desired level of accuracy and your budget one will typically be a better choice than the other. In some cases a combination of the two can produce the most desirable outcome.