EINSTAR’s EZ GO splits a 3D scanner into two parts, a compact scanning unit and a battery grip, and runs the pair from a phone, a tablet or a PC. It scans with blue laser lines or infrared light, captures color, and sends scans to the cloud for 3D Gaussian Splatting. It launched on November 11, 2026 at 999 USD, with a launch price of 899 USD until December 11.
The EZ GO scanner on its grip, with a phone mounted on top as the screen. Image: EINSTAR.
The EINSTAR EZ GO is a handheld 3D scanner built to be taken out of a bag and used on the spot. EINSTAR, a SHINING 3D brand, aims it at makers, 3D printing enthusiasts and everyday creators, for uses from product design and game, AR and VR content to digital preservation, STEM education and 3D printing. The setup reflects that audience: the scanner talks to a phone over Wi-Fi, the phone becomes the screen, and EINSTAR says a new owner can go from unboxing to a first scan in about three minutes. The EZ GO launched on November 11, 2026, after being shown at SEMA in Las Vegas, and appears at Formnext in Frankfurt from November 17 to 20.
We have not had an EZ GO in our hands yet. Everything below is EINSTAR’s own information, and we will test a unit for a separate hands-on review.
Two parts: the EZ and the GO
The EZ scanning unit and the battery-powered GO grip. Image: EINSTAR.
EZ is the scanning unit: 126 x 30 x 37 mm and 125 g, holding two 1.3 MP depth cameras, a 2 MP texture camera for color, a blue laser projector that casts 15 + 15 crossed lines, a separate single-line laser, and an infrared VCSEL projector. The lasers are Class 1, which EINSTAR describes as eye-safe.
GO is the handheld grip. It carries a 5,400 mAh battery that EINSTAR rates for up to two hours of scanning, so the scanner has its own power supply, and it measures 204 x 33 x 44 mm at 163 g. EINSTAR’s spec sheet puts the two parts together at 288 g before you add a phone.
Phone, tablet or PC
The EZ GO works wired or wireless with a phone, tablet or PC. Image: EINSTAR.
The EZ unit has Wi-Fi 6 and a USB-C port, and the grip has two USB-C ports. On a phone or tablet you scan through the EXStar Mobile app for Android and iOS; on a PC, EXStar Hub does the same job. EINSTAR says the scanner remembers its connection after the first setup, so the network configuration does not have to be repeated. Scanning runs at up to 60 fps on mobile devices and on PCs, and EINSTAR offers a wired PC connection for users who want more performance than Wi-Fi gives.
EINSTAR’s device requirements are demanding on Android and Windows. The minimum Android phone has a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, 8 GB of RAM and Android 15, and EINSTAR recommends a Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 with 12 GB. A Windows laptop needs at least an RTX 3060 Laptop GPU with 6 GB of video memory, an Intel Core i7-13700H, a USB 3.0 port and 32 GB of dual-channel DDR5, with 64 GB recommended, which is gaming-laptop territory.
Apple users have more room. The minimum iPhone has an A15 chip and 6 GB of RAM, which the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 14 meet, and EINSTAR recommends an A17 Pro with 8 GB, both on iOS 26 or later. Macs need at least an M1 Pro or M2 Pro, or any M3, M4 or M5 chip, with 16 GB and macOS Tahoe 26.2.
Laser HD and IR Rapid
Laser scanning a ride-on toy car, with the single-line laser picking up a recess. Image: EINSTAR.
The EZ GO has two scanning modes. Laser HD uses the 30 crossed blue laser lines to cover larger surfaces at up to 1,150,000 points per second, while the single line reaches deeper into holes, grooves and other hard-to-reach areas. EINSTAR quotes a resolution of 0.05 to 10 mm, a working distance of 160 to 550 mm and a field of view of up to 450 x 500 mm at the far end.
IR Rapid uses the VCSEL infrared projector for faster, broader capture of people, sculpture and cultural heritage objects, at a coarser resolution than Laser HD. EINSTAR quotes 6,550,000 points per second, with a resolution of 0.2 to 10 mm, a working distance of 160 to 800 mm and a field of view of up to 610 x 660 mm. In this mode a feature EINSTAR calls Real-Time Target Extraction separates the object from its surroundings while you scan, which EINSTAR says cuts manual editing afterward.
EINSTAR says both modes can scan marker-free on suitable objects. Both can also align on markers, features, a hybrid of the two, or a global marker frame; IR Rapid adds texture alignment. EINSTAR’s AI tracking algorithm adjusts how it recognizes and follows features as the object and your hand move, which the company says reduces tracking loss and drift.
The EZ GO is rated for outdoor scanning in ambient light up to 80,000 lux and for temperatures from -10 to 40 C. Its IP50 rating means it is protected against dust only, with no protection against water.
Full color and Gaussian Splatting
The same scan as a mesh (left) and as a Gaussian Splatting model (right). Image: EINSTAR.
The 2 MP texture camera records color as you scan, and the phone shows a real-time color preview. From there, the scan can be processed in the cloud with 3D Gaussian Splatting, or 3DGS. A splat represents an object as a cloud of soft, colored, semi-transparent shapes, a format used for photorealistic viewing; EINSTAR says it adds richer color, material detail and realism. Processing in the cloud also takes that load off the phone.
For 3D printing or measuring you use the mesh, and the EZ GO exports STL, OBJ, PLY, 3MF and ASC. At launch the cloud handles 3DGS processing only, and EINSTAR says more cloud features will follow. Cloud 3DGS processing is currently free of charge, with no account or usage limits, and comes with 5 GB of private cloud storage; EINSTAR says any future change to that policy will be announced. On phones and tablets, EINSTAR’s product page lists 3DGS as available on Android only for now.
The software around it
EXStar Mobile and EXStar Hub feed into EXModel, EXMeasure and cloud sharing. Image: EINSTAR.
EINSTAR connects the EZ GO to the rest of SHINING 3D’s software. EXStar Mobile and EXStar Hub handle scanning and data processing. EXModel, SHINING 3D’s modeling and reverse-engineering package, and EXMeasure, its measurement software, are separate products and are not included with the EZ GO. Finished scans can be stored, viewed and shared through ShiningSpace, SHINING 3D’s platform for storing, managing and sharing 3D data. Under optimal conditions, EINSTAR says, the whole process from opening the software to a captured point cloud takes less than a minute.
Price and availability
The EZ GO launched on November 11, 2026, through EINSTAR’s regional online stores. It is priced at 999 USD in the US, with a launch price of 899 USD until December 11, 2026. EINSTAR’s EU store lists it at 1,199 EUR including VAT, with a launch price of 1,079 EUR for the same period; before VAT those are 999 and 899 EUR. EINSTAR lists the scanner as in stock, shipping within one to two business days.
There are two packages, the EZ GO on its own and the EZ GO with an electronic turntable.
Visitors to Formnext in Frankfurt, November 17 to 20, can see the EZ GO on stand E01 in Hall 12.0.
EINSTAR EZ GO
Price: 999 USD / 1,199 EUR incl. VAT Launch price 899 USD / 1,079 EUR until December 11, 2026. In stock, per EINSTAR.
- Two-part design: EZ scanner and GO battery grip, up to 2 hours per charge (per EINSTAR)
- Laser HD: 15 + 15 crossed blue lines plus single line, resolution from 0.05 mm
- IR Rapid: VCSEL infrared, up to 6,550,000 points per second
- Wi-Fi 6 to phone, tablet or PC; wired USB-C for PC
- Cloud 3D Gaussian Splatting; exports STL, OBJ, PLY, 3MF, ASC
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Full specification
Figures are EINSTAR’s own, from its launch brief, product page and written clarifications as of November 12, 2026.
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Where the EZ GO fits
The EZ GO pairs a portable two-part design with a laser mode that can reach small recesses and an infrared mode for people and larger objects, and it leaves the heavy 3DGS processing to the cloud. How it performs in practice is a question for our hands-on review. For the wider field, see our guide to the best 3D scanners for medium-sized items.
About EINSTAR
EINSTAR is a brand of SHINING 3D, the Hangzhou company that has made 3D scanners since 2004, including the EinScan range. The first EINSTAR scanner launched in 2022.
EINSTAR, a SHINING 3D brand, paid for this article to appear on 3DPrinting.com. 3DPrinting.com has not yet tested the EZ GO and will review it independently. Specifications and images: EINSTAR. Store links are affiliate links. Last reviewed November 12, 2026.
