Z Corporation debuts "world's most affordable" portable 3D scanner, still mo...

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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:23:16 -0700 (PDT)
From: Dennis E. Slice <dsl...@fsu.edu>
To: morphmet <morphmet@morphometrics.org>

FWIW, FYI -dslice


   Z Corporation debuts "world's most affordable" portable 3D scanner,
   still more expensive than your car

<http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/z-corporation-debuts-worlds-most-affordable-portable-3d-scann/>

via Engadget <http://www.engadget.com> by Donald Melanson on 9/17/09

<http://www.zcorp.com/en/Products/3D-Scanners/ZScanner-600/spage.aspx>
Sure, you might be able to get by with a home-built
<http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/arduino-finds-yet-another-use-in-homebuilt-3d-scanner/>, 

even Lego-built
<http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/23/3d-scanner-made-entirely-from-legos/>
3D scanner in a pinch, but those looking for a truly portable,
off-the-shelf solution have so far been limited to pricey options like Z
Corporation's ZScanner 700
<http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/zscanner-700-almost-as-cool-as-a-view-master-3d/>. 

Well, it looks like good 'ol Z Corp has some good news and some bad news
for you. The good news is that it's knocked over $10,000 off the price
for its new ZScanner 600 model. The bad news? It'll still cost you
$28,900. That'll get you a sampling speed of 18,000 measurements per
second, however, along with an XY accuracy of up to 80 microns,
resolution down to just 0.1 mm, a depth of field of 30 cm, a FireWire
interface, and Z Corp's own ZScan Lite software (Windows only). It also
uses an eye-safe laser, so there's nothing but hefty credit card bill
standing between you and a trip to the uncanny valley
<http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/new-modeling-technology-breathes-life-into-animation/>.

[Via SlashGear
<http://www.slashgear.com/zscanner-600-worlds-most-affordable-3d-scanner-1656904/>]

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets <http://www.engadget.com/category/gadgets/>

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