HP 3D Capture Stage is a table that tilts and turns so you can get that perfect scan
Though you wouldn’t be wrong in calling it an all-in-one PC, HP’s Sprout “immersive computer” is in many ways a sui generis device. The company is marketing it as a sort of a dimensional leap for computing; an attempt at turning the PC into a 3D creation tool. According to Eric Monsef, the man spearheading the effort, Sprout is “HP's onramp to its Blended Reality strategy.”
He made that remark in a press release announcing the release of HP 3D Capture Stage, a $299 accessory that should significantly bolster the $1,899 PC’s 3D scanning capabilities. It is essentially a turntable that automatically tilts 15 degrees while rotating, enabling the Sprout’s depth-sensing camera capture the object being scanned in its entirety. The turntable, when combined with a new application announced on the same day, can turn a real object into a 3D digital model in a matter of “a few taps.”
Sprout is an all-in-one PC with an appendage that juts out from over its 23-inch multi-touch display, and includes both a DLP projector and 14.6-megapixel depth-sensing camera. The combination of the projector and a capacitive mat mean you don’t need a mouse or keyboard.
“The innovative 3D Capture solution uniquely allows users to easily capture an object in 3D that can then be further modified, shared, and printed," Monsef said.
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