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Thursday 31 August 2017

Realistic 3D scans from your phone

Impressive.

Sony has revealed new smartphones that can create detailed 3D scans of almost any object using the phone's camera. The company said the innovation was possible thanks to the power of the processor in its latest handsets. It unveiled a series of new devices at the Ifa technology show in Berlin.

http://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-41111442/sony-phone-app-takes-3d-clone-snaps
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  1. Dogmatic Pyrrhonist (Tiktaalik Dreaming)31 August 2017 at 22:47

    Does it work if you're not totally hipster though?

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  2. Rhys Taylor1 September 2017 at 00:27

    I imagine its accuracy is directly proportional to the degree of hipsterness.

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