Wow, this is incredible. I would say this is a major disrupter in the 3D Printing/scanning industry, and it's brought to us by none other than the first major 3D Printing company to exist, 3D Systems. It's called the Sense Scanner, and it works like a charm. You don't need to know anything at all about 3d modelling, or scanning to use this device. The Sense Scanner will have a price point of just $399 and comes with it's own easy to use software. Unlike most scanners, you can carry this with you to, say, a party, and scan your friends. It's more like a camera than a traditional scanning device. To use it you simply paint over them as the software fills in all the gaps. Judging from the videos it does an amazing job.

Here is a video of the scanner in action, posted this morning:


The Sense is immediately available, and more info can be found here: Cubify.com/Sense.