Matterform unveils world’s first portable and affordable 3D scanner
Once I finally get my hands on a 3D printer I’m sure a 3D scanner will be next on the list.
There are a host of 3D scanners on the market that allow users to digitize real-world objects on the fly, such as Makerbot’s Digitizer and PrimeSense’s Kinect-like IIIDScan, and while they are great in their own right, they are rather pricey. It’s on that note that Matterform has highlighted their new, more affordable 3D scanner, which also happens to be compact, lightweight and portable to boot.
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An interesting feature about the scanner is its ability to be folded into a tote the size of a small briefcase, which makes the unit ultra-portable and handy when the object you want to scan is at a different location. Matterform has set a price of $579 for their scanner, making it one of the more affordable units users can by at this point, and is expected to hit the market sometime early this year.
Michael Sauers is the Director of Logan Library in Logan, UT. Prior to this he was one of the founding staff and Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. After earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy Michael spent his first 20 years as a librarian training other librarians in technology along with time as a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, a technology consultant, and a bookseller. He has written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and has published 14 books ranging from library technology, blogging, Web design, and an index to a popular horror magazine. In his spare time, he blogs at TravelinLibrarian.info, runs The Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz website at CollectingKoontz.com, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
Unless otherwise stated, all opinions are my own and are not to be considered those of the City of Logan, UT.
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Once I finally get my hands on a 3D printer I’m sure a 3D scanner will be next on the list.