On an upcoming archaeological dig in Jordan, University of California, San Diego students will have to make room in their luggage -- alongside the trowels and shovels -- for a Microsoft Kinect.
That's because the university's research scientist Jürgen Schulze and Masters student Daniel Tenedorio have created a modified version of the Xbox 360 peripheral that turns it into a cheap and easy-to-use handheld 3D scanner.
Video of the Archaelogists Kinect in action and the rest of the article:
http://lifeforgaming.blogspot.com/2011/08/archaeologists-turn-kinect-into.html
Another reason why the Kinect is an incredible piece of technology.
But do you own a Kinect ????









