3D point-and-shoot scanner

An affordable 3D point-and-shoot scanner? For less than $1,000? Hmmm. I was thinking this idea was a bit unrealistic (like some "movies") until I read a piece by Kurzweil News indicating that this technology might be available as early as spring of 2014. The scanning is touted as combining high-resolution 3D modeling and accurate color capture for 3D printing. I can just imagine some gung-ho human being pointing and shooting and creating a 3D  ______________  (you fill in the blank).  Here's the URL if you want to check it out.

http://www.kurzweilai.net/affordable-point-and-shoot-3d-scanner-launches-on-kickstarter?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Weekly+Newsletter&utm_campaign=2d8f984d0d-UA-946742-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_147a5a48c1-2d8f984d0d-281999441