Quote Originally Posted by beerdart View Post
Looks like a coffee maker.. LOL
Rofl! Exactly what I was thinking!

But, I suspect that is their exact idea. I bet their design and marketing team did that on purpose. To get 3D printers into people's homes easier, they have to stop looking like the alien hulking machines that they currently do and more like innocuous appliances we already have welcomed into our homes by the millions. Popular acceptance of a technology has almost always been a battle of style, not function. You can make the most efficient and functional toaster on the planet, but if it doesn't look good, nobody will buy it en masse.