XYZ Printing puts 3D scanning in the palm of your hand

BERLIN — XYZ Printing has made a name for itself creating 3D printers that can output edible goods, but now the company wants in on the other side of the 3D process: image capture.

At IFA 2015, the company introduced a $199 handheld 3D scanner. The stylish "U"-shaped device connects to your computer via a USB 3.0 connection. As you wave it slowly around people and objects it captures 3D images (you can monitor the capture process on the computer) that you can later print on one of the XYZ printers, or any others that support STL and OBJ formats.