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Mit dem Gesicht das Smartphone zu entsperren, ist simpel und handlich. …mehr lesen »

Even if you rarely check out a technology blog, it cannot have escaped your attention that even regular smartphones are increasingly being used as mediums or tools for the latest technological innovations. Just look at those budget virtual reality goggles that rely on app-based software or those basic 3D modeling apps. Really the big option that still hasn’t been converted into app shape is 3D scanning – but not for long. Researchers from the Pennsylvania-based Carnegie Mellon University have developed a method for doing exactly that.
(…weiter auf 3ders.org)

You have to love the creativity we have been seeing from designers around the world when it comes to 3D printing. The technology has provided innovators and inventors with a means of fabricating ideas that pop into their heads without the need for expensive manufacturing processes.
(…weiter auf 3dprint.com)

Although Google’s Glass didn’t quite turn out as it was intended, the internet and tech giant have been busy creating other types of augmented and virtual reality devices that are slated to change how we see the world around us…including data mapping that could lead to entirely new methods of gathering data for 3D printing applications.
(…weiter auf 3ders.org)

Though the world is obsessed with (the latest model) smartphones, people know relatively little about their environmental impact and inner workings. Did you, for instance, know that large parts of your phone don’t need to be replaced every two years? Typically, a smartphone battery starts losing its power and efficiency after about two years or so, though your screen will easily last for 10 years.
(…weiter auf 3ders.org)

James Parr, founder of the Open Space Agency, had his dream about going to space when he was 10 years old. Now, thirty years later, Parr founded Open Space Agency (OSA) to develop a range of open source automated robotic observatories (ARO) that are capable of capturing pro-level images of celestial objects.
(…weiter auf 3ders.org)

Lumia 3D Printed „Ultrascope“ #MakeItHappen

Microsoft has teamed up with The Open Space Agency (OSA) to create the first ever 3D printed automated robotic observatory, called an ‘Ultrascope’ – with a Lumia 1020 smartphone powering the apparatus at its core. The OSA is a collection of passionate and amateur designers, engineers and scientists from around the world who dedicate their free time to the exploration of space. With the help of Lumia technology, James Parr, founder of the Open Space Agency, was able to make his dream happen and designed this clever piece of easily assembled, affordable, 3D printed equipment. The amazing observatory telescope, with Lumia Camera technology at its heart, allows those who are fascinated by outer-space to take professional celestial photography – empowering them to study the nature of space. Follow the journey and see how Microsoft #MakeItHappen
(Quelle: Youtube)

American telecommunications company Qualcomm has unveiled a cool little combination of 3D printing technology and smartphones: the fully printable Snapdragon Micro Rover. This little robot was developed to experiment with the capabilities of a smartphone.
(…weiter auf 3ders.org)

Project Ara is alive, sort of

Speaking today at Google I/O, the technical lead for Project Ara, Paul Eremenko, showed off the progress his team has made since we saw the very early first prototypes this past April. He showed off a functional, form-factor prototype. Which is a nerdy way of saying that for the first time publicly, we saw a modular Ara phone power on.
(…weiter auf theverge.com)

Nach vielen Gerüchten ist es nun offiziell. Das Fire Phone ist das erste Smartphone des Online-Versandunternehmens Amazon.
(…weiter auf tweakpc.de)

When affordable flatbed 2D scanners first appeared in the 1990′s they provided almost anyone the ability to copy documents from the comfort of their own home. They also allowed us all to quickly digitize any document, or picture we ever encountered, giving us an instant method of backing up physical documents to a hard drive, and eventually the cloud, via the internet.
(…weiter auf 3dprint.com)

Sneak Peek!

Sneak Peek! from Replica Labs on Vimeo.

Single camera on a cell phone, providing 3D rendering.
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Can’t wait to show you more!