World's First 3D Printing Photo Booth

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World's First 3D Printing Photo Booth

Posted by samzenpus on Monday November 12, 2012 @06:53AM from the me-and-a-little-me dept.

Zothecula writes "Ever wanted a life-like miniature of yourself or loved ones? Now's your chance, thanks to Omote 3D, which will soon be opening what's described as the world's first 3D printing photo booth in Harajuku, Japan. There, visitors will have their bodies scanned into a computer, a process which takes about 15 minutes. Then the company prints your statuette on their 3D color printer in one of three sizes."

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How long before... by roc97007 · 2012-11-12 06:56 · Score: 5, Funny

...this is used for pr0n?

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1. Re:How long before... by j00r0m4nc3r · 2012-11-12 07:03 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  you mean, "how long ago"
2. Re:How long before... by lobiusmoop · 2012-11-12 07:04 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I get the feeling you've never been to Tokyo.
  
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3. Re:How long before... by Anonymous Coward · 2012-11-12 07:05 · Score: 3, Interesting
  
  I can think of some really interesting potential here for "shooped-in" bits like, say, not-to-scale octopus tentacles added into the file before sent to print...
  A whole new level of photoshop'd funny-pictures is about to emerge. God knows what the 3D equivalent of lolcats will be. Interestingly, my gut feeling is that goatse won't "translate" very well as a three-dimensional meme.
4. Re:How long before... by larry+bagina · 2012-11-12 07:05 · Score: 3, Informative
  
  Eh, not really needed. When you go to the porn store and buy Tera Patrick's pussy in a box, that's made from a mold of her actual parts. Same with name-brand dildos (and maybe even horse cocks). You can even buy dildo kits where you make a mold of your cock then send it in and they cast rubber into it.
  
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5. Re:How long before... by ArcadeMan · 2012-11-12 07:22 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  After reading your post, I read your name as "larry vagina".
  
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6. Re:How long before... by Haoie · 2012-11-12 07:37 · Score: 2
  
  It's Japan! They already have a majority holding on creepy figurines.
  
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7. Re:How long before... by SleazyRidr · 2012-11-12 10:45 · Score: 3, Informative
  
  When I tried that one the latex wasn't very high quality and it only lasted a couple of days before it just flowed back into a lump. The chocolate one worked alright though...
  
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Meanwhile.... by M0j0_j0j0 · 2012-11-12 07:00 · Score: 4, Funny

The stocks of Voodoo Inc. are up 25%.
Not the first by Clueless+Moron · 2012-11-12 07:12 · Score: 4, Informative

According to a comment at the end of the article, a place in Madrid has been doing this for two years now.
15 minutes? by Anonymous Coward · 2012-11-12 07:15 · Score: 2, Funny

I'm a fat guy, it'll take at least 25 minutes.
Japan and American prices by SmallFurryCreature · 2012-11-12 07:23 · Score: 4, Funny

Japan
Small (Max. 10cm, 20g), US$264
Medium (Max. 15cm, 50g), US$403
Large (Max. 20cm, 200g), US$528
American
Small (Max. 10cm, 40g), US$264
Medium (Max. 15cm, 100g), US$403
Large (Max. 20cm, 400g), US$528

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should be faster... by schlachter · 2012-11-12 07:35 · Score: 2

I don't get why it would take 15 minutes?
If it's laser based (lidar), you should be able to have a single lidar rotate around your body in less than a minute.
If it's IR based (think Kinect) you should be able to image in less than a minute.
The required CPU power and data storage are non issues on any modern computer.

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Re:How much for mod services? by Ukab+the+Great · 2012-11-12 08:03 · Score: 2

You should dump your girlfriend for a more easily inflatable furry version.
Really popular with the TSA by Max+Hyre · 2012-11-12 08:09 · Score: 2

Now they don't have to confine themselves to 2-D naked women.

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Thirty years ago in Tokyo by Sussurros · 2012-11-12 11:37 · Score: 2

Thirty years ago in Tokyo they had beer vending machines everywhere and on the streets, 100 yen and you had a 375ml (or thereabouts) can of beer. More and you could even get 3 litre cans of beer. There seemed to be no restriction on who could use them. Nowadays I hear they have vending machines selling schoolgirl's underwear. I certainly didn't see any of those.

Weird vending machines and weirder toilets aside, Japan is well worth visiting and great fun, but remember that in the little towns no-one speaks English.

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