3D scanning is a great way to capture objects with complex shapes that cannot be modeled by calipers and squinted eyeballs alone. Wearables and handhelds are one example, and here I demonstrate ...

The Photon 3D scanner – which scans objects using a high definition camera and dual laser lines – is relatively small, so it can only handle objects up to 190 x 190 x 250 mm (7.5-inch diameter ...

Infrared 3D scanners have been used in video games for quite some time. Whereas in video games the scanners are, for example, only able to identify if a player throws his arms up in the air while ...

Yesterday, MakerBot announced the availability of its new Digitizer 3D Desktop Scanner. The concept is definitely a cool one: Take an object that’s up to 8 inches tall and 8 inches wide (and up ...

The Matter and Form 3D Scanner with an example of an ideal object to capture. There’s a removable plug in the center of the turntable bed that features a threaded socket for a tripod mount to ...

This section contains press releases and other materials from third parties (including paid content). The Globe and Mail has ...

It costs more to print a silver ring, for example, than to buy one from Tiffany's. What other 3D scanners are out there? The Digitizer is not the only 3D scanner.

Though the 3D scanner is designed specifically for the iPad, an optional USB hacker cable will let developers tap in to the Structure Sensor's brain through Android, Windows, Linux, or OS X.

Structure Sensor, the world’s first iPad 3D scanner, is the sixth highest-earning project ever funded on Kickstarter and one of the most highly-anticipated gadgets of the year.

The ShapeScale, which launches today for $499 pre-order, uses body scanning to create a 360-degree, 3D digital avatar of you, complete with measurements and body composition stats.

Now, the use of a portable 3D scanner, developed by the Fraunhofer IOF, in Jena, Germany, such marks can now be secured non-destructively, and within seconds. The new "3DF scanner" will be presented ...