ShapeShot News
This section will feature current News and Events related to ShapeShot. Event dates, recent Press Releases, Archived News Articles, and more will be here. Please come back often!
ShapeShot Android Apps Updated to v1.5
posted Thursday, December 1, 2011
"The ShapeShot 3D Face Viewer and 3D Bobblehead Apps for Android have been updated to version 1.5! New features include saving Username and Password, Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) UI Elements, landscape orientation (3D Face Viewer), and improved speed."
Post-SIGGRAPH Article About ShapeShot from Graphic Speak
posted Wednesday, August 31, 2011
"...One of the stands that caught our eye was ShapeShot, an Owings Mills, Maryland distributor and developer of 3D scanning systems..."
Custom ShapeShot Products Available Now
posted Thursday, August 18, 2011
"Turn your ShapeShot into a custom product of you! Click here to view available products."
ShapeShot Invited to Perform 3D Imaging at SIGGRAPH “Studio” in August
posted Wednesday, July 6, 2011
"ShapeShot is excited to showcase our portable tools for 3D imaging faces and bodies in “The Studio” at SIGGRAPH 2011. This conference in Vancouver is the premiere event for the computer graphics industry. Increasingly used for visual effects in the film and video game industries, your live-captured 3D digital files will be available for 3D printing right there in “The Studio.”"
ShapeShot at SME RAPID 2011 and 3D Imaging
posted Monday, May 16, 2011
"The RAPID Conference and Tradeshow is North America's Definitive Additive Manufacturing Event and is co-located with the 3D IMAGING event."
ShapeShot 3D Face Viewer for Android v1.4
posted Monday, February 14, 2011
"An update to the ShapeShot 3D Face Viewer for Android has been released today. The release includes a larger gallery of ShapeShot faces and various speed improvements."
Happy Holidays from ShapeShot!
posted Tuesday, December 21, 2010
"ShapeShot would like to wish you Happy Holidays and a wonderful New Year! Stay tuned, we have some very exciting developments happening in the new year!"
From submarines to sculptures, turning real life digital
posted Tuesday, December 14, 2010
"Bit by bit, Michael Raphael's company is digitizing the real world...Seeing growth potential in one of its niches, Direct Dimensions is preparing to spin off a new firm — ShapeShot — that will focus specifically on scanning people's faces..."
ShapeShot at AME Baltimore 2010 International Lean Conference
posted Friday, November 12, 2010
"The State of Maryland has asked ShapeShot to showcase its face scanning technology at the Association for Manufacturing Excellence's Annual International Lean Conference next week in Baltimore City."
ShapeShot Will Be at TEDx MidAtlantic for 2nd Year
posted Wednesday, October 27, 2010
"ShapeShot will be at TEDx MidAtlantic November 5, 2010 at Sidney Harman Hall in Washington, DC. ShapeShot publically debuted last year at the TEDx MidAtlantic conference in Baltimore."
ShapeShot Wins 2nd Place for “Hottest Tech in Town” at TechNite
posted Monday, October 11, 2010
"ShapeShot was out capturing faces and won second place for “Hottest Tech in Town” at TechNite in Baltimore. Congratulations to all of the winners!"
ShapeShot Will Be at the 21st Annual TechNite
posted Tuesday, October 8, 2010
"The Greater Baltimore Technology Council is holding a 'Hottest Tech in Town' competition as part of their 21st annual TechNite event. We are one of the finalists and we would greatly appreciate taking a moment to VOTE FOR SHAPESHOT!!"
TechCrawl East: A promising young tech event
posted Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - source Baltimore Sun's BaltTech Weblog
"The TechCrawl is a simple concept: each presenting company gives visitors to their booth a 60 second pitch about their product."
Tech Crawl East Showcases Baltimore Innovation At Its Best
posted Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - source bmoremedia.com
"If anyone still questions Baltimore's bona fides where technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship are concerned, Tech Crawl East did a lot to answer them."
ShapeShot Comes in 3rd Place at Tech Crawl East
posted Friday, September 17, 2010
"ShapeShot came in third place at the first Tech Crawl East in Baltimore where companies presented 60 second pitches to close to 200 attendees. Congratulations to all of the winners!"
ShapeShot at Tech Crawl East
posted Monday, September 6, 2010
"ShapeShot will be at Tech Crawl East in Baltimore Thursday, September 16, 2010 from 5-9pm. ShapeShot came in first place last winter at the highly successful MD Tech Crawl where companies presented 60 second pitches to close to 200 attendees."
ShapeShot at Betascape - Baltimore's largest technology festival at Artscape
posted Friday, July 16, 2010
"ShapeShot will be at Betascape in Baltimore from July 16 - 18th, 2010. Betascape will showcase innovative technology through a three-day series of demonstrations, exhibits, workshops, and social events focused on cutting edge, experimental, and interactive technology."
ShapeShot Will Be at the 3D Imaging Conference During SME's RAPID 2010
posted Tuesday, May 11, 2010
"The 3D Imaging Conference is integrated with the RAPID Manufacturing Conference and Exposition to combine the latest technical information on reverse engineering and 3-D imaging technologies for design, analysis or inspection. It focuses on using non-contact imaging technology to capture and process high-resolution 3-D spatial geometries."
ShapeShot Featured on Orlando's Channel 13 News at Defense GameTech 2010
posted Monday, March 29, 2010 - source Channel 13 News in Florida
"After a quick picture, taken from four angles, there's a 3D model of a face, and in mere minutes an avatar is created to really engage the player."
Come See ShapeShot at the GBTC Wine Tasting Tonight!
posted Monday, March 8, 2010
"Just think – tech companies, regional executives, vino and of course lots of low pressure networking. Come out and meet GBTC technology firms while enjoying wine, beer and food in a relaxed, casual atmosphere. It's a great networking forum that is repeatedly praised as one of our best, drawing 125 - 150 attendees at each event."
Direct Dimensions unveils 3-D scanning tech for consumer cameras
posted Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - source bmoremedia.com
"Imagine using standard digital cameras and taking 3D pictures. Just point and click, like you do with your regular camera today, and get a 3D image instead of a 2D image. Thanks to an amazing new type of technology from Dimensional Imaging - this is not only possible, but at Direct Dimensions – it's possible today!"
ShapeShot Wins the 60-second Pitch Competition at MD Tech Crawl
posted Wednesday, December 23, 2009 - source citybizlist.com
"Baltimore City's technology incubator, the Emerging Technology Center (ETC), announced today that ShapeShot won the first Maryland TechCrawl, a technology show and tell event that was held on December 16, 2009."
ShapeShot Makes Debut Appearance at First TEDx MidAtlantic in Baltimore
posted Monday, November 2, 2009 - source tedexmidatlantic.com
"TED conferences bring together the world’s leading thinkers and doers for a series of talks, presentations and performances. TED events have been called “The ultimate brain spa,” “Davos for optimists” and “A journey into the future, in the company of those creating it.”"


