TechCrunch 3D Scanning Smartphone App Kyle Maxey posted on December 09, 2013 | 1 Comment | 8304 views When we talk about 3D scanners, usually we’re referring to expensive, tripod or robot-assisted devices that cost several thousand dollars. Those days may be in the past, however, as researchers at ETH Zurich have developed an app that will allow any smartphone to accurately scan and display models in 3D. As of writing this, scientists at the University’s Computer Vision and Geometry (CVG) Lab have yet to give their app a name, but they have shared a number of details about their patent pending application. “Only two years ago, such a software [could] only run on massive computers. Once scanned, the CVG app will create a file that can be visualized on a phone, added to augmented reality applications or exported for 3D prints. While no timetable has been set for the release of the CVG app, you can bet a ton of people will be looking forward to getting their hands on it – I'll be among them.
Become a smarter digital marketer Your smartphone as a 3D scanner 3D scanning aims to capture the geometry of the 3D world. However, most existing solutions require a complicated setup, are often hard to use and might not always work outdoors. Marc Pollefeys, professor at the Institute for Visual Computing and his group found a way to develop a software that works with existing smartphone technology that allows the user to scan a 3D model almost as easy as taking a photograph. Instead of taking a normal photograph, a user simply moves the phone around the object of interest and after a few motions, a 3D model appears on the screen. Approach works in a wide variety of settings The app also makes it possible to visualise the state of the 3D scan from different viewing angles, allowing the user to cover all the areas of the object he is interested in. By using the inertial sensors of the phone, the scanning process can be made simple, intuitive and robust. Increased interactivity for the user
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The mobile web in numbers There can’t be much doubt that the mobile web is exploding in popularity. From the first mobile web access offered commercially with the Nokia 9000 Communicator phone in Finland in 1996, things have moved fast. Today we’re seeing increased sales in smartphones and tablets, faster mobile data connections, apps, and more. Basically, we’re accessing Internet services more and more from something that is not a PC. We’ve put together some numbers to attempt to show a picture of what the mobile web was like so far in 2011, how it is has developed, and perhaps take a peek into the future as well. From trim and slim to media galore Nokia 1100: best selling mobile phone ever (250 million units sold so far) The mobile web used to mean trimmed-down web pages, accessed over WAP or other slow connections, serving up mainly text-based content to mobile phones with small screens. Today we see smartphones growing bigger and faster, now even with HD displays and soon with quad-core processors. Mobile data
5 Questions à Gildas Renault, Graphiste / Webdesigner | Ludovic Fougère On continu notre série de portraits d’acteurs finistèriens du numériques avec 5 questions à Gildas Renault, Graphiste / Webdesigner Quimpérois. Tu nous fais une petite présentation? Bonjour, je m’appelle Gildas Renault, j’ai 31 ans et je suis Graphiste / Webdesigner sur Quimper. Peux tu nous expliquer en quoi consiste ton travail? Pour définir mon travail, c’est simple : « Tailleur de pixels ». Pourquoi le Finistère? J’ai travaillé 9 mois à Londres, 1 an et demi à Paris et 2 ans à Montréal. De nouvelles envies? Une cantine numérique à Quimper, projet pour lequel je m’implique. Un coup de cœur? et