And this is the great extension of Makerbot´s 3D printing products: The so-called “Digitizer” 3D desktop scanner for a mass-market price of USD 1.400,-. With a limitation on objects´ size, the Digitizer can pretty much scan everything and turn it into 3D schematics to print or to share with others.

Full story: MakerBot’s $1,400 Digitizer Now Available To Pre-Order, Will Ship By Mid-October | TechCrunch.