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GO!Scan 3D is a Point and Shoot 3D Scanner

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3D printing is all the rage these days. There’s no shortage of 3D printers on the market, but there are limited choices when it comes to 3D scanners. One is the Photon scanner, which generated a lot of buzz a few weeks ago and is currently up for funding on Indiegogo. Then there’s the GO!Scan 3D, which is basically a 3D scanning gun.

Manufacturer Creaform boasts that it can provide the ‘easiest portable 3D scanning experience’ with it being a point-and-shoot and all. The GO!Scan weighs 2.4 pounds, so it’s lighter than most scanners out there and makes it the most portable of its kind. Since it easily fits into a carry-on case, you can take it with you to scan stuff on the go.

Pulling on the GO!Scan’s trigger will unleash a series of rapid bursts of light, with each one signifying a data-collecting multi-angle image. Move the scanner in front and around the object that you’re scanning, and release the trigger when you’re done. A real-time and highly-detailed CAD file will then be generated for you at that point. Neat, huh?

The only downside is that this 3D scanning gun will set you back about $25,000. So unless you plan to operate some sort of 3D-printing enterprise, then you might want to hold on to your money.

VIA [ Yanko Design ]

Kodak tentatively sells its scanning business to Brother for $210 million

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Kodak tentatively sells its scanning business to Brother for $210 million

Kodak as we once knew it has been shedding its identity piece by piece, and today it's selling off one of the more familiar cornerstones. The one-time photography legend has made an initial deal to offload its Document Imaging division to Brother for $210 million through a stalking horse bid. If no one else makes a sweeter offer, Brother is likely to take control of Kodak's scanning hardware and software in an agreement that's expected to receive bankruptcy court approval by June. It's the end of an era for a company that's all too familiar with ending eras -- let's just hope it gets around to starting one of them in the near future.

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Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300i delivers scans to Android or iOS, spreads a little cloud love as well

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Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300i delivers scans to your Android or iOS device, spreads a little cloud love as well

Fujitsu's original ScanSnap S1300 earned a soft spot in our hearts -- no mean feat for a scanner -- so it's with piqued interest that we catch word of a direct upgrade. The S1300i is all about serving those of us who might never send scan results to a printer. Android and iOS aficionados now only have to send the results to a relevant mobile app, skipping the usual computer-to-phone shuffle. That stack of receipts can also go skip devices entirely and go straight to the cloud, whether it's Dropbox, Evernote, Google Docs, Salesforce Chatter or SugarSync. However that paper gets converted to digital, it'll be accomplished about 50 percent faster, or 12 double-sided, color pages every minute. All the extras lift the price price even higher, though: $295 is a lot to ask for a scanner. Even so, if that stack of bills is high enough to trigger an avalanche, it might be worth the premium to avoid being snowed in.

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