According to Reuters Apple has bought Israeli chip maker PrimeSense for $345 million. PrimeSense is making chips, which enable 3D machine vision and company’s technology is giving digital devices ability to Continue reading »
tags: Apple, PrimeSense, Xbox Kinect
Microsoft will launch in the middle of October three Xbox 360 holiday bundles. Xbox 360 base 250GB kit features Halo 4 and Tomb Raider. Xbox 360 4GB Kineckt bundle includes Kinect Adventures and Kinect Sports 2. Xbox 360 250GB Kinect pack offers supplements with Forza Horizon. Continue reading »
tags: Forza Horizon, halo 4, Kinect Adventures, Kinect Sports 2, Microsoft, Tomb Raider, Xbox 360, Xbox 360 holiday bundle, Xbox Kinect
Google buys start-up that develops gesture-recognition software. There are speculations that Google will integrate this technology into its Chromebook laptops and Nexus devices, because Flutter’s technology detects simple hand signals via webcam.Gesture-recognition is used in some gaming consoled (Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox Kinect), some smart Tvs and in Samsung Galaxy 4 smartphone. This technology could be very useful for older people or people with disabilities, according to Richard Picking from Glyndwr University. The deal was announced on Flutter’s website by its co-founder Navneet Dalal. Continue reading »
tags: Chromebook, Flutter, Galaxy S4, gesture recognition, Glyndwr University, Google, Navneet Dalal, Nexus, Nintendo Wii, Richard Picking, start-up, Xbox Kinect