Students create 3D scanning app

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http://www.bit-tech.net/news/bits/2...=Feed:+bit-tech/news+(bit-tech.net+News+Feed)

This article is 8 months but I thought it was still interesting.

How close are we to 3D scanning programs using something like a smart phone? I would imagine this type of technology could really be useful to a lot of people.

 

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I just noticed Pico Laser Projectors available (in form factors the size of a phone).

http://www.microvision.com/about_mi...ned%20Laser Pico-Projector whitepaper.pdf

How much engineering would it take to make such a device also useful as a laser 3D scanner?

It would be really nice if some of this hardware could be used for additional productivity/work purposes? (especially if the user interface was simple and intuitive enough that non-tech savvy folks could use it).