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Lego's Virtual Box makes a 3D model out of thin air
dvice.com - 1/24/2009
Lego's Virtual Box makes a 3D model out of thin air
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Wouldn't it be fun to be able to see a 3D model of the completed Lego set you were considering buying without even opening the box? It's possible thanks to augmented reality. Metaio, a company in Germany, has designed a setup that allows you to hold up a box in front of the screen, with a ...
Lego's Digital Box
notcot.com - 1/22/2009
Lego's Digital Box
— notcot.com — Augmented Reality ~ its a quickly growing trend currently ~ and honestly, i'm thrilled! It was such... an art/research buzzword about 5 years ago when i was in college studying technology in the arts, and sure it's taken some time, but i've been ... (more) Lego's Digital Box
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Lego's Digital Box Shows Completed 3D Models With No Construction Needed [Lego]
Gizmodo — ... If a box is held in front of its screen, the German-only (for now) Digital Box will scan the bar code and present an animated model of the completed set on its screen. Apparently it uses the same tech used by camera phones to scan bar codes and present product data, but obviously much better because the result is always a 3D Lego model. [DVICE] ...

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