Experience the photographic world in 3D with Bevel for $49

We all love to click pictures from our cell phones and digital camera's, so that we can hold on the memories, evoke a reaction, show true happiness and yes, our favorite one is to share them with friends on social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. In this Hi-Tech world where we enjoy 3D movies and video games then, why should we only limit ourselves to 2D photographs when we can have fun with them in 3D. 

However, like many early technologies, 3D capture devices are mostly too expensive and complicated. But, thanks to Canadian company Matter and Form which is aiming to change this with Bevel, a device that changes your smartphone into a 3D camera. Bevel will also come with a companion app, which will allow users to capture and share these 3D models. 



The reason for which it stands out of the other similar devices is that other 3D attachments/devices create the illusion of 3D by enhancing the depth of an image, but fail to capture a file that you can actually use. You can even use Bevel for 3D printing. This is called as Genuine 3D™ photography.  
Now what does this Genuine 3D™ photography mean?. It means that the photos can be rotated, turned into animated GIFs and viewed from multiple angles. You can also add an image of the background behind the 3D photo.

Bevel uses an eye safe laser light, and the existing camera on your Android or IOS device, to capture photographs in a whole new dimension.

Now let's see how it works?. Simply, plug in the Bevel into the headphone jack of your smartphone or tablet and you are done with the installation of the device. Have an object still for a few seconds and capture the photograph. After clicking the photo, wait for the software to apply sweet filters. Now you are ready to upload the picture on Cashew, which is a free online platform for sharing and uploading 3D work. You can also your photo directly to sites like Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Wordpress blogs, Instagram, Pinterest, etc. or share directly to your contact list.

The company launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund this product and at the time of writing this post, it pledged more than $300,000 with the goal of just $200,000.

Here’s a video that was created to help with crowdfunding the Bevel: