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How to make a 3D scanner from an Xbox 360 Kinect

How many times have you sat there and thought about getting a 3D Scanner? If you are in to 3D printing then it’s probably a lot. If you go online and look for a 3D scanner you will find a lot of them with extremely high price tags. From $120 - $32,000. Seems a bit crazy on the high end but you are paying for the resolution. The idea behind a 3D scanner is that you use a laser that bounces back to a camera to tell it the contours of the model. Well what does a Kinect do? It scans a body for motion tracking using lasers and a camera. BINGO, there is a 3D scanner waiting to be used.

Choosing the Right Projector for your Needs

To often I see this question come up online from potential buyers that really don't know what to look for or what they need when it comes to buying a projector. Usually you start with the concept that you want a home theater or are a business user and need a projector for meetings or presentations. In the end you almost always end up asking "What should I buy?" This question is almost always most easily resolved by answering the question "What will you use it for, and where will you be using it?"

Borderlands 2 Step By Step Modding Guide

TechwareLabs brings you a step by step guide using Cheat Engine to mod the Borderlands 2 world. Ever watch an opponent explode into a cloud of legendary weapons? Watch to blink, jump, and be immortal? We show you how using cheat engine some scripting.

10 Things to Consider Before Setting Up RAID.

RAID, the final frontier. These are the voyages of...ah, who am I kidding? Choosing to implement RAID today isn’t embarking on a mission to boldly go where no one has gone before. This technology has literally been around for years, and today RAID support can be found within most operating systems, integrated on motherboards, or easily added to any system as a 3rd party controller for almost nothing (quick search on Amazon yields controllers for less than $30). With its wide availability, you may find yourself at some point contemplating taking the plunge and configuring a RAID setup on your own system. However, before doing so, there are some things you should consider.

Deleted File Recovery: Disaster Planning and Avoidance

If data loss is not on your radar right now it should be. We show you why data loss is 100% avoidable and what free and low cost options you have to ensure the safety of your critical files. TechwareLabs covers everything from online options to physical hardware to backup and protect your data.

How To Install Ubuntu On Your HP Touchpad

You have your Touchpad in hand and are feeling adventurous, where do you go from here? Into the wide world of Linux of course! In this tutorial I walk you through how to install Ubuntu on your HP Touchpad so that it can run along side the existing WebOS operating system.