Beyond Kinect, PrimeSense wants to drive 3D sensing into more everyday consumer gear

January 20, 2013 8:00 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

With 3D sensors that are 10 times smaller, PrimeSense hopes to spur a new generation of motion-sensing gadgets.

VBWeekly: the best of Y-Combinator and ask the Magic 8 Ball.

April 1, 2012 9:06 PM Christopher Peri
Christopher Peri

In today’s VBWeekly video we invade the VentureBeat writers lounge to ask our reporters about the Y-Combinator Demo Day event. We asked Meghan Kelly and Sarah Mitroff about the presentations that made them laugh; later we ask them what company …

Matterport’s scanner can create a 3D model from anything

March 27, 2012 4:37 PM Sarah Mitroff
Sarah Mitroff

3D printing is turning heads these days, especially with do-it-yourselfers. Y Combinator startup Matterport has invented a small scanner, pictured above, that can scan any space or object and create a 3D model.

“We turn reality into 3D models and …