Wearable Tech, 3D Printing, and Bitcoin News of The Week (Jan 19-25)

Hey Everyone

Here are some things that are going on in the Wearable Tech, 3D Printing and Bitcoin Universes:

Wearable Tech:

Fast Company reported on a hackathon for Wearable Tech. The story is here.


Bitcoin:

Payment Industry targeted by Bitcoin development Businessweek story here

The price of bitcoin (by Coinbase) is currently $829.69.

3D Printing:

Check out various Twitter handles in #3dprinting. There are many different handles to follow and educate yourself on the great industry that is 3D Printing! You will find important developments on medical technology, local manufacturing and innovation, and more.

Bitcoin and 3D Printing News Jan 4-11 (Overstock.com says yes, CES, and more)

Here is the news for Bitcoin and 3D Printing during the week of Jan 4-11.

Bitcoin

Having Overstock.com and Zynga start accepting Bitcoin is another step forward for Bitcoin. Having articles written by Bloomberg Businessweek as well as videos from Bloomberg and CNBC continue to enhance the growth of Bitcoin.

- Overstock.com has decided to start to accept Bitcoin. The story from CNBC is here.

- Bloomberg video on popularity of Bitcoin (video here.)

- Price of Bitcoin is currently about $820.00 (per Coinbase).

- There is an informative article about Bitcoin from Businessweek (here)

- Wired article on dangers of monopolization of Bitcoin mining (here)

3D Printing

It was a very busy week for 3D printing as CES is going on in Las Vegas. To follow activities going on, following @3dprintindustry for regular updates. You can also follow individual companies like 3D Systems (@3dsystems) if that is better for you.

- Bloomberg put out a video (click here) on "The New Player in the 3D Printing Market".

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