Philips has spun out a new company called Shapeways that does cheap remote 3D printing — send them a design in 3D and they'll fabricate it out of a variety of materials and send it back to you. It's still in beta, but they've sent me 500 free signups for BB readers — first come, first served:
Beta users can sign up via http://www.shapeways.com/beta
BetaCode: BoingBoing
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