I was in Israel in June and the drive up the Mediterranean coast from Tel Aviv to Haifa now resembles the Silicon Valley with Apple, Microsoft, Intel, etc. heavily present in shiney new buildings, sometimes in more than one location. Lot of invention going on, in tech and in the medical-technical sphere. Quite amazing.
I have heard it's a good time to be in a startup in that area now.
Would be great if Apple is incorporating this into the Apple TV for a built-in gaming console. They need to move their existing iOS gaming platform to the living room!
It is also a bonus negative impact to their competitors with them grabbing all of the technology and patents and taking this companies products off the market.
If I am remembering correctly, Apple was in talks for their tech prior to the deal with MSFT and they said Apple wanted to much control. Maybe, they were pushed for a deal by the change at MSFT.
To uniquely identify individuals in an area… Much more than just those watching TV!
Sounds awful. I'd say it'll be 5 years before we see why they bought this crowd, because what I've seen already of this tech it's a joke. They probably are buying up the patents and the talent.
And does there in-house sensor perform as good as Prime Sense's sensor ?
And more importantly , would Microsoft's in-house sensor technology come out as a copy of Prime Sense's tech ?
Does Prime Sense hold patents to there tech ?
I think Microsoft has been using their own sensing tech for a couple of years now so yes it appears to work pretty well. Of course it 's not entirely built "in-house" (these things seldom are) as MS bought out a couple of 3D sensing tech companies, the biggest being Canesta in 2010. Since then both Qualcomm and Google have followed suit with their own acquisitions of 3D companies. I think that's one of the reasons that Primesense was able to command a premium from Apple. Many of the other players had already been snatched up by other techs.
That was my second thought after the obvious Apple HDTV HW. The current solutions on mobile devices by other vendors aren't very good.
I tend to doubt that this is as much for iOS as it is for Apple TV and for OSX.
AtV for obvious reasons. OSX because I don't think apple (or many beyond MS for that matter) think touch makes sense on a desktop, but gestures do.
As for iOS, what do gestures really give you when you altpready have your hands on the device? Just look at Samsung's eyeball control to see this 'solution in search of a problem' approach.
Longer term, Ive also has shown interest in altering how people control their computers. He has met with makers of gesture technology that lets people navigate their gadgets by moving their hands -- without touching the screen, said a personal familiar with those interactions.
I just hope if Apple does something like this they do a better job of implementing it than Samsung. Otherwise it will just be a gimmick that no one wants.
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I have heard it's a good time to be in a startup in that area now.
I wonder what they will use that technology for? The Apple TV of course but maybe the iMac too.
To uniquely identify individuals in an area… Much more than just those watching TV!
Then Apple should give Samsung the finger; it's only natural.
All this talk about TV, but I'm thinking their Capri 3D sensor might be more inline with what Apple would be interested in.
http://www.primesense.com/market/mobile/
Here is an article on engadget about the demos they had at Google IO where they stuck a sensor on the back of a Nexus 10 tablet.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/15/primesense-demonstrates-capri-3d-sensor/
It is also a bonus negative impact to their competitors with them grabbing all of the technology and patents and taking this companies products off the market.
The only thing more horrible than the future is the past!
And that's an advantage how? You're making no sense. That's a Samsung gimmick.
Sounds like Leap Motion may be in play next.
Patents are the worst thing ever to happen this industry.
I wonder what they will use that technology for? The Apple TV of course but maybe the iMac too.
How about a Hollodeck like the ones in Star Trek, or iBeacon enhancements or new iRobots with computer vision like Data form Star Trek...
This technology has a lot of applications.
Time will tell.
Sounds awful. I'd say it'll be 5 years before we see why they bought this crowd, because what I've seen already of this tech it's a joke. They probably are buying up the patents and the talent.
I don't know about that, there are a lot of great things about this past which we could do well to use and learn from.
I think Microsoft has been using their own sensing tech for a couple of years now so yes it appears to work pretty well. Of course it 's not entirely built "in-house" (these things seldom are) as MS bought out a couple of 3D sensing tech companies, the biggest being Canesta in 2010. Since then both Qualcomm and Google have followed suit with their own acquisitions of 3D companies. I think that's one of the reasons that Primesense was able to command a premium from Apple. Many of the other players had already been snatched up by other techs.
Why would you say that. Sure there are bad players in the industry but Apple wouldn't exist today if it wasn't for patents.
I tend to doubt that this is as much for iOS as it is for Apple TV and for OSX.
AtV for obvious reasons. OSX because I don't think apple (or many beyond MS for that matter) think touch makes sense on a desktop, but gestures do.
As for iOS, what do gestures really give you when you altpready have your hands on the device? Just look at Samsung's eyeball control to see this 'solution in search of a problem' approach.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-01/apple-s-ive-seen-risking-ios-7-delay-on-software-overhaul-tech.html
I just hope if Apple does something like this they do a better job of implementing it than Samsung. Otherwise it will just be a gimmick that no one wants.