It might be possible to print directly from an Android tablet over Bluetooth with the Android Bluetooth Reprap app that is currently in development.

As long as you are connected to the same wireless network as your MakerBot 3D printer, you can access it to print jobs (using images saved to your library using the MakerBot desktop).

This year, Gartner has plucked out tablets, multi-touchscreen displays and 3D printing to lead the pack for technologies with the potential to breakthrough into the enterprise.

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With my laptop I can print through our home network or by connecting to the shared printer on my desktop. But how do I this with with an android tablet? Any suggestions? —M. Lehman, Stuart ...