Carving

Although they're great for kids, or adults who want to slide down the driveway after a few eggnogs, true adrenaline junkies are likely to step straight past the sled and into a set of skis or a board. Aroc wants to change that with the performance carving Sports Sled.​

3D printing promises to be the gateway to a world where a person's ideas are made manifest. But it's not perfect – materials issues and questions of finish quality arise. Enter X-Carve, a device aimed at the maker market allowing the home-based enthusiast to work in more than just extruded plastic.

The newly announced US$6100 Gnarboard 4WD Trail Rider has 3.4 kW of power and peak-power output of 16.5 kW. It can hit its top speed of 28 mph in 1.9 seconds, which is faster than almost anything on the road.

FreeD is a handheld smart milling device that gives the artist creative control, but won't let you totally screw up your project.