{"id":1128,"date":"2011-12-15T14:35:32","date_gmt":"2011-12-15T14:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/1128-shapeways-3d-printing-kickstarter-and-kindle.html"},"modified":"2014-07-03T17:14:40","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T17:14:40","slug":"shapeways-3d-printing-kickstarter-and-kindle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/shapeways-3d-printing-kickstarter-and-kindle","title":{"rendered":"Shapeways 3D Printing, Kickstarter and Kindle"},"content":{"rendered":"

A cool Kickstarter project<\/a> that uses Shapeways 3D printing<\/a> to extend the usability of the Amazon Kindle<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Kapsule Lightstand<\/a> by Pieco<\/a> is everything that you need to make your Kindle complete. It’s the highest quality reading light available, and it gets its power straight from the Kindle. It has a slide-out kickstand for hands-free reading, and it provides a comfortable ergo-style grip for long reading sessions.<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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We have seen many Apple based products to be 3D printed<\/a> by the Shapeways community that have been incredibly popular in the Shapeways shops<\/a>, it will be interesting to see if the Kindle community are as passionate about getting accessories for their gadget of choice.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

With a pledge of just $1 you can get yourself the STL file to 3D print your own housing for the Kapsule Lightstand all the way up to $500 for Two finished Kapsules, a hand-crafted custom prototype-style Kapsule weeks before the production unit ship, and an Amazon Kindle Keyboard customized with the Pieco logo and a hand-signed thank you on the back. Nice. <\/p>\n

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