Notes

There is lot’s of different cheap design for building your own 3D scanner, here are a few:

• SCAN Z do-it-yourself 3D scanner
• Building a Homemade Laser Line Scanner (CS6998, Spring ‘01)
• Build Your Own 3D Scanner: Optical Triangulation for Beginners
• Scanalicious: A 3D Scanner GUI Client and Micro-controller Software
• 3-D Laser Scanner
• Scanalicious: A 3D Scanner for You and Me
• 3D Scannerless Scanning for Fabbers
• Splinescan: Open Source 3D Scanning
• NXT™ 3D scanner
• DAVID-laserscanner: Low-Cost 3D Scanner for Everyone!
• stripo-3DSCAN Light
• Structured Light 3D Scanning
• Milkscanner: Displacement Mapping
• Using Meshlab to Clean and Assemble 3D Scan Data
• Build your own 3D scanner
• 3D Photography on your desk/li>
• Build Your Own 3D Scanner: Optical Triangulation for Beginners/li>
• Project DASER: Introduction/li>

Here is a nice hardware chart:

Here is a larger version. If this link is down, try http://www.google.com/search?q=Computer_hardware_poster_1_7_by_Sonic840

I’m not an apple fan, but this look like a good form factor. I like the tall screen idea versus wide screen.

Mac Netbook.

GLOBALSAT BU353 Waterproof USB GPS Receiver

GARMIN 010-00321-00 GPS 18 Deluxe USB Sensor

The Globalsat BU-353 would be my first choice, it has very good reviews and it is waterproof.

Verismo’s VuNow allows you to stream Internet video content directly to your TV. The MediaMVP was a similar device, but was used to get content off your computer (unless you use something like MVPMC). According to Verismo, it’s simple to use and easy to install. We can find out on December 15th for $99.

VuNow™ Features

Verismo’s VuNow is the only solution that provides everything a consumer wants. Access to the broadest online content, simple to use, easy to install, and compact in size — all at an affordable price.

• A Standard Definition and a High Definition model of the VuNow PoD that can connect to any TV

• Support for wired or wireless connectivity
• Navigation using a TV-friendly and intuitive User Interface
• Watch YouTube™ videos on TV by categories
• Search for videos with the powerful built-in video search engine
• Choose from a large selection of movies and download from CinemaNow™
• Download videos using BitTorrent™ protocol
• Watch videos directly from popular websites by categories
• Watch Live TV Channels from around the world
• Access to Personal Media such as video, music, and photos from the home network stored on a PC, Networked Attached Storage device, or even on a connected USB storage device

Verismo’s VuNow