HP’s TopShot Laserjet Pro M275 works by taking six images of an object and compiling them into one 3D image. It also connects to wireless networks, so it can send the image wherever as soon as it’s scanned, and it’s got AirPrint, which lets you print directly from an iPad, Pod, or Phone.
But the price is the oh-hey-waitaminute bit: $US400 is sort of nuts for a 3D scanner. The TopShot certainly won’t have the same granular image quality as the models that go for tens of thousands of dollars, but an easy and affordable approximation means you can 3D-scan everything in your apartment or all the cats on the block or whatever the heck else on a whim. [HP]
EckyThump
Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 9:08 AMDoes it come with a decent 3D editing program so you can actually do stuff with it? Or do you have to purchase a really expensive program to go with it?
B3n
Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 9:20 AMHad to re-read… 3D Scanner not 3D Printer…
Cool though! me wants
kanthan
Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 4:20 PMThis scanner does not scan in 3D. It scans 3D objects. It is no different to using a digital camera and a lightbox. Its just an all in one unit for someone who wants to take product shots of small objects. The target market would be ebayers and small item collectors.
So to answer the queztion about needing a 3d software….no you dont need it. Its just taking photos!
EckyThump
Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 10:34 AMYeah, I just read the Add for it. Which leads to the question, What’s the point? I’d say this only has a use for a very small niche market!
Leo
Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 7:49 AMSorry to say Kyle, but you’re probably fired. This isn’t a 3D scanner – it takes photos of small 3D objects.
Now if only you’d watched the video and read the blurb before trying to write about it, you’d still have your job… :p
Ash
Monday, September 12, 2011 at 10:23 AMGive it 5-7 years for a decent high quality 3D scanner to hit our affordability range.