Kinect is one of the secrets of the success of the gaming device “Xbox”. it is a camera which has made interaction with the gaming experience with unprecedented because it is your perception of your surroundings and take you to be inside the game. Most of us think that Apple products are capable of doing anything. Therefore, a team of developers tried to design a sensitive camera works like Kinect and convey their experience to the world of the iPad.
The camera can be installed on the back of the iPad which you shoot that whether we like, and it scans for what we want and filmed estimated dimensions to be “3D” pictures. This camera had been offered by the site kickstarter to collect 100 thousand dollars to support the product. By the end of the collection, They collected about $ 1.29 million.
The camera can portray anything angles and dimensions. Also, it can identify the depth, distance and size of each body. So, you would have a three-dimensional model of something that you want, and this can be used in many things ,SUCH AS:
1- Games : you can create a game and race in a car track at your home. It is filming the room and identify places that points out an additional “bonus” and start the race and spin and move and jump drive that appear on the screen of the iPad in your room. You might think it is ” crazy ” but look at your screen you will see a race car is already going on in the room.
2- at the house : Sometimes you want to buy a table or a bed, so you start to take measurements. but this camera can portray your room and take the measurement. So, just go to the store and when you see what you want to buy out the iPad and take a 3D picture of the furniture then add it to your room to see if they are really suitable or not , and you can move it left and right to be sure.
the camera includes its own battery, which enable it to photograph for 4 hours. so, is not dependent on the iPad battery. The camera can estimate the dimensions and distances of up to 40 cm to 3.5 meters, and can even imaging in the dark, using the IR. The company announced that the camera supports the iPad 4 and also Air, as well as the iPad Mini Ratna. The camera is now available for booking from the company’s website through this link and that the amount of $ 349 and shipping in April.
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References:
Structure Sensor Turns The iPad Into A 3-D Scanner http://www.cultofmac.com/255715/structure-sensor-turns-the-ipad-into-a-3-d-scanner/#gX54ld7FY3SLLYiy.99
3D iPad Camera Sensor (VIDEO) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XBsP0t88mo
This Gadget Turns Your iPad Into a Powerful 3D Scanner http://mashable.com/2013/09/17/structure-sensor/