The idea was used by Coca-Cola in Israel and Asda, the English branch of Walmart, for promotional purposes.

This publicity stunt, sponsored by the 3D iJet printers, had an immediate response from international media. The Japanese company PARTYLab was one of the first to make this concept popular through the Omote 3D Sashin Kan project. In 2013 Apple bought the company PrimeSense, the originator of the technology in the first generation Kinect for Xboxes and holder of multiple patents on the use of infrared LEDs.ģD photo booths are also fashionable around the world. Google is already on the ball with its Tango project, a telephone that creates point clouds of spaces in real time. The 3D selfie will become even easier when infrared LED scan techniques are directly integrated with our handheld devices. With mobile photogrammetry applications, such as 123D Catch, you can make a three-dimensional scan anywhere, anytime. These self-portraits (or “egoportraits”) have been invading modern-day social networks since 2004 and now they come in 3D. What will consumers use them for? For now, there is a one word answer: “selfies”. In medicine, 3D scans enable lives to be saved and increase quality by creating custom prostheses and even implants. Scientists themselves use this technology to create a virtual archive of valuable objects and to make reproductions to be used when studying certain artifacts. They are used in architecture and urban planning to improve cities and to preserve our cultural heritage. 3D scanners have been used in industry for decades for reverse engineering, that is to study the geometry and wear of existing objects.

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