Intel RealSense 3D Scanners to Be In All Tablets, Eventually Smartphones

[Brian_Krassenstein]

Intel has announced that they will soon be offering 3D scanners in all their tablets, and then smartphones. Starting next year they want to have RealSense 3D scanners in all their new tablets. Smartphones will take another 2-3 years. The company has also launched a $1 million contest for developers who can create applications based on their new RealSense 3D scanning technology. More details on the contest as well as the technology can be found here: http://3dprint.com/15850/intel-realsense-3d-scanner/

Below is a bit of a teaser showing off their RealSense tech:

[ivanhoe]

Dear Brian, thank you for sharing.
This initiative by Intel could propel by many leaps and bounds, the Mass popularisation Of 3D printing technology Worldwide.

[Brian_Krassenstein]

Well that was quick:

There’s no doubt that Intel has been moving on a straight and steady course with owning the 3D scanning market, and delighting savvy tablet and PC owners by allowing them the independence of 3D scanning virtually anything and having it either as a digital design for artistic purposes, or for sending straight to the 3D printer. Intel is also expanding in the China market, working with numerous partners who are hungry for using their Atom x3 chip family in the manufacturing of numerous products. Intel is also using the Atom x3 chip to work on moving into technology networking within the Internet of Things. Read more about Intel's latest in the full story:


Below is a photo of Intel CEO Brian Krzanich at the opening day of the Intel Developer Forum in China: