3D scanning aims to capture the geometry of the 3D world. However, most existing solutions require a complicated setup, are often hard to use and might not always work outdoors. Marc Pollefeys, ...

This author might be giving away his age a bit, but remember that Aerosmith music video where a teen-aged Jason London creates a VR scenario in which he's riding a motorcycle based on a toy that he ...

A new smartphone powered 3D scanner has been unveiled by UK-based start-up 3D Smart Company called PIXELIO. That transforms your smart phone into a way of capturing 3D imaging that can then be ...

Back in August we featured the eora 3D smartphone 3D scanner that was preparing to launch its crowdfunding campaign via Kickstarter. This week the campaign has launched and already blasted past the ...

Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and blog posts. He writes CNET's popular Cheapskate blog and co-hosts Protocol 1: A Travelers Podcast (about the TV show ...

Smartphone-based 3D scanning app Polycam uses the device’s onboard camera to capture scans of objects like sneakers and figurines to full room interiors—complete with details like furniture and ...

Fingerprint scanners have made life a little bit easier for smartphone users. Premium smartphone makers like Apple and Samsung use them to cut down the time of having to enter your pin every time you ...

People that are heavily into 3D printing can get new things to print into their computer for the printer to work on using a 3D scanner. A new 3D scanner has debuted called eora 3D and unlike some ...

In early October, researchers will show off Microsoft's new MobileFusion technology, a project that enables an ordinary smartphone to serve as a 3D scanner. MobileFusion is notable for a number of ...

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Virtual facebow records created with a smartphone 3D scanner may serve as a reliable alternative to conventional facebows, according to a clinical study recently published in the Journal of Prosthetic ...

Mattel might be the first to market with a 3D printer aimed at kids, but Hasbro isn’t sitting by and letting its main competitor have all the 3D fun. The company just patented a kid-friendly 3D ...