You can get a smooth-working machine with useful features once reserved for high-end models. Starting at just $250, these are the top budget performers in our testing.

Z Corporation has unveiled its latest 3D scanner that claims to be the world's most affordable 3D scanner. It may well be the world's most… ...

Fuel3D Inc. today announced the start of a crowd funding campaign on Kickstarter that will bring the Fuel3D scanner to the world. Fuel3D is an affordable handheld 3D scanner that delivers high ...

Whether you need to scan family photos, piles of documents, or expense receipts, a scanner out there is built for the task. Here's how to shop for the right one, plus the top performers in our lab ...

A Taiwanese team has developed the Flux 3D, a cheap all-in-one 3D printer, scanner and laser engraver that, thanks to its modularity, also leaves room for further expansion. The device also allows ...

South Carolina-based 3D Systems just recently outed a cheapish, consumer-friendly scanner called the Sense, and I swung by Engadget’s Expand show in New York this weekend to see the thing in action.

Like 3D printers, there are now more affordable solutions when it comes to 3D scanning. Last month, Matterform launched the Photon 3D Scanner on Indiegogo in the hopes of raising C$81,000 to make ...

EVER fancied taking your favourite possessions with you into the virtual world? Spiral Scratch, a start-up company in Liverpool, UK, has come up with a cheap device that generates three ...

Spiral Scratch, a British start-up, say they've created an inexpensive gadget for making 3D scans of any object. It's still a couple of years away from production, but they're claiming it'll cost ...

Amazing Software Turns Cheap Webcam Into Instant 3D Scanner It’s called ProFORMA, or Probabilistic Feature-based On-line Rapid Model Acquisition, but it is way cooler than it sounds.