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This paper introduces ProFORMA, a system designed to enable on-line reconstruction of textured 3D objects rotated by a user's hand. Partial models are created very rapidly and displayed to the user to aid view planning, as well as used by the system to robustly track the object pose. The system works by calculating the Delaunay tetrahedralisation of a point cloud obtained from on-line structure from motion estimation which is then carved using a recursive and probabilistic algorithm to rapidly obtain the surface mesh. - David Yarnell

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Ball-IT provides advanced real-time wireless sensor solutions for consumer applications. We make the leading edge physical sensing technology work with industry standard wireless techologies like Bluetooth™. - David Yarnell

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Jones took the full-resolution data garnered from the white-light scan process and fed the information into the company’s prototyping machine, but the output still had to be done in chunks (based on the eight segments Andersen made of the scanned data) due to their dinosaur-size proportions. Later, those blocks were shipped to the Black Hills Institute for assembly. “We put the pieces together and then molded them as a unit,” says the Black Hills Institute’s Larson, who was invited to join the project by Murphy. A laser solidified the plastic material that was used to output the prototyped model. - David Yarnell from Bookmarklet

Seven times world champion Michael Schumacher will make a dramatic return to Formula One as a replacement for injured Ferrari driver Felipe Massa. - David Yarnell from Bookmarklet

"In the competitive marketplace of the new millennium, the demand for specialized products or services will increase. If your site sells everything or to everyone, chances are that your audience will not perceive any greater value in shopping from you than anyone else." - David Yarnell from Bookmarklet

"Coherent Inc. has expanded its family of MATRIX(TM) lasers with a new ultraviolet model optimized to produce 1.5 Watts at a high repetition rate of 70 kHz, in order to support high-throughput applications." - David Yarnell from Bookmarklet

"It may sound like a scene from a low-rent version of Star Trek, but it's real, and it's happening with increasing frequency." - David Yarnell from Bookmarklet

"Available free of charge at the Objet Web site, the new CADMatrix(TM) add-in enables designers and engineers to seamlessly assign Objet model materials to multi-part, multi-material designs within SolidWorks, thus allowing for increased control of 3D model validation. The CADMatrix(TM) software for SolidWorks 2009 is designed specifically for users of Objet's groundbreaking Connex(TM) systems, the first to allow simultaneous printing of several materials with different mechanical and physical properties." - David Yarnell from Bookmarklet

Cephas built the first prototype from existing LEGO pieces, but it had no weight and often landed on its edge. The very next day the team used ‘rapid prototyping’ technology to produce the second prototype, and then spent 16 months perfecting the design. The final dice design is a two-part mould, with an ABS core and a rubber outer that creates a near-silent roll. The design also allows players to easily change the panels on the side of the dice, while at the same time ensuring that they never come off during play. - David Yarnell from Bookmarklet

"The PhD project of a Brazilian design student at London’s Royal College of Art offers expecting mothers the chance to hold a life-sized representation of their unborn child. Jorge Lopes’ technique makes use of MRI and ultrasound scans and uses rapid prototyping technology to turn them into physical models." - David Yarnell from Bookmarklet

The MiLi Evolution Mini Power Projector works in conjunction with your iPhone or iPod touch, docking it into the unit which then acts as projector and charger in one. The LCOS projector boasts 10 lumens of brightness for VGA projection of an image from 3 to 70 inches. It'll be about $255 - David Yarnell

DuraForm® FR 100 Plastic passes the flame, smoke and toxicity tests for aircraft applications and has a UL 94 V-0 rating. - David Yarnell from Bookmarklet

"At the recent DEVCON event, Dassault Systemes unvieled a forthcoming application for the iPhone that allows users to connect to the 3d data respository, view data and manipulate it in 3D." - David Yarnell from Bookmarklet

"The Chrysanthemum is directly manufactured with the EOS P380 using the PA2200 polyamide material." - David Yarnell from Bookmarklet

"The Olympus E-P1 marks an innovative new era in digital imaging. Our new Micro Four Thirds camera upholds the legacy of the celebrated PEN family of cameras, with the photographic optics of an SLR and the size and simplicity of a point and shoot. Combining the still image quality of a digital single lens reflex (DSLR) with the A/V quality of both a High Definition camcorder and high-end audio recorder, the E-P1 is a virtual full-service imaging studio in one ultra-portable and stylishly retro body. With dozens of advanced features, the E-P1 makes documenting and sharing your everyday life easier and more creative than ever before." - David Yarnell from Bookmarklet

Samsung Electronics unveiled its stylish LED pocket projector 'P410M' during World IT Show 2009 in Korea market. Offering 30,000 hours of ramp life, the P410M features 800*600 resolution and 1000:1 contrast ratio. - David Yarnell

MQast, LLC, a provider of high-quality, custom complex metal parts announced today that it will produce custom cufflinks and custom napkin Ringpoems from sterling silver that will be offered by Shapeways via its online co-creation community. - David Yarnell from Bookmarklet

"“A three-dimensional model of a city lets people connect with a city in a way you can’t get any other way, much better than anything digital,” Osmond said. “Models can tell something more significant about how a city is connected.”" - David Yarnell from Bookmarklet

Love Go to Meeting. Fab tool - Kate Foy

I briefly used Adobe's new web conferencing tool earlier this week. It worked pretty well. The free version allows meetings up to 3 people. https://www.acrobat.com/upgrade... - David Yarnell

"GSM body parts were modeled in Alias Studio Tools and SolidWorks 3D CAD software, and produced in ABS-M30 plastic directly from 3D CAD data using two Fortus 3D Production Systems from Stratasys." - David Yarnell from Bookmarklet

I am both a motorcycle and RP geek. It is cool to see a manufacturer of custom Ducati parts utilizing RP for in house development and testing. - David Yarnell from Bookmarklet

With TinyChat you can create your own chatroom and invite people through one simple link. You can also embed your chatroom on your blog, myspace, personal site and many other portals. And, you can invite people through simple mail notification and twitterings. - David Yarnell

Inbox2 is a smart Email application aggregating all your accounts into one. - David Yarnell

"Researchers at the University of Twente (UT) have developed a new type of resin that can be broken down by the body. This new resin makes it possible to replicate important body parts exactly and make them fit precisely." - David Yarnell from Bookmarklet

MotorMouths tells you which new cars get the best reviews, so you can shop smarter. - David Yarnell

"It's a brand new CandyFab-- still in beta. A clean break, designed from the ground up with almost no parts in common with the original, the CandyFab 4000. All new mechanics. All new electronics. All new software. A 3D fabbing monster with a build volume of more than 10 liters, yet small enough to fit on a desk top." - David Yarnell from Bookmarklet

APE is an open source technology allowing to exchange data between thousands of users through a web browser, without reloading. - David Yarnell

""This plugin is essential for rendering or printing in 3D. With this tool you can easily achieve the 250 MB file size requirement of 3D printers. Decimation Master makes it possible to freely work on your models with over 15 or even 20 million polygons for high resolution detailing, than transform the model to a medium or low resolution while retaining the same best-resolution details! In other words, you can convert 20 million polygons to 2 million. Decimation Master is an amazing tool!" Alonso Varela - Green Apple Workshop." - David Yarnell from Bookmarklet