In 2014, venture-backed technology company AstroPrint, based out of San Diego, launched an extremely successful Kickstarter campaign for its consumer 3D printing cloud platform. AstroPrint is both a service and a device: a small box, called the AstroBox, loaded with custom, open source AstroPrint Pi Software, which connects to a 3D printer via a USB cable and creates its own WiFi network. Today, AstroPrint is launching a new Kickstarter campaign for its AstroBox Touch, along with a suite of products that will help simplify 3D printing for users active in the $5 billion 3D printing market. The AstroBox Touch is well-named: it's a powerful 3.5" touchscreen, which synchronizes the user's 3D printer across mobile apps, desktop software, and web portals, giving the user opportunities to extend its capabilities through AstroPrint's app marketplace. Read more at 3DPrint.com: http://3dprint.com/173756/astrobox-touch-kickstarter/