How to Turn Your iPhone Into a 3D Scanner (VIDEO)
Ever wish you could scan something from your iPhone? Now you can. Watch Abhi Shelat, co-founder of Arqball, reveal the software behind his new Arqball Spin app:
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Arqball Spin makes your iPhone into a 3D pocket scanner that allows you to share that content on the Internet. Anyone with a modern device- iPhone, iPad, other tablet, etc… – can have that same 3D experience on the receiving end, twisting and turning the scanned object at various angles for different views.
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“Essentially, you point the camera at the object as it rotates and push the record button,” Shelat told genConnect. “In about twenty seconds, this iPhone will scan the object and produce a 3D representation. Sixty seconds later, it will compress [the image] and upload it to the Internet…then you can share it with anyone on the Internet.”
Click here to download the free app and start scanning!
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UPDATE 9/11/12: A new version of Arqball spin was released today making your scanning experience easier and more effective. Previously requiring a special turning platform, the new Arqball Spin app will work with ANY turntable provided it makes one complete 360-degree revolution in at least one minute. No wires or bluetooth connections, no special speeds, no proprietary expensive hardware required. Arqspin is also launching a BETA version of the software for Android.
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