Selecting Clothes with 3D Body Scanner and iPad

By Karla Robinson
August 20, 2012

A 3D body scanner with Apple-worthy design has just landed in the middle of Bloomingdale’s to help customers learn which clothes will best fit their body shape.
The scanner is made by the London-based company Bodymetrics and is the first in America and second worldwide.
Bloomingdale’s customers at the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, California can step into the scanner, equipped with 16 Microsoft Kinect sensors, and have their exact measurements appear on an iPad in just moments.
“Bodymetrics says it had success with a test run in Los Angeles, before making Silicon Valley (‘yes, we’re influenced by Apple, isn’t everybody,’ says Chairman Dr. Suran Goonatilake) its first American home,” reports NBC.
For now, the scanner is only for females, but Bodymetrics could be coming out with a male version eventually. While Bloomingdale’s remains tight-lipped on the cost, it remains to be seen how popular the scanners will become.
“If you don’t mind the feeling of being scanned, give it a shot,” suggests NBC. “It will very likely cut your shopping time in half, and if you’d rather keep the results to yourself, just check your iPad later, and shop online.”

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