Apple buys developer of original Kinect tech

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Apple of iProduct fame has acquired PrimeSense, the Israeli firm behind the 3D sensing tech in the original Kinect for Xbox 360. No official price tag was put on the purchase, but rumors of the acquisition last week speculate a cost of $345 million.

"Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans," said Apple to the BBC.

PrimeSense noted the acquisition to Engadget in a brief statement, "We can confirm the deal with Apple. Further than that, we cannot comment at this stage."

The current Kinect bundled with Xbox One does not use PrimeSense's tech and was developed in-house at Microsoft.

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/11/25/apple-buys-developer-of-original-kinect-tech/

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DV8Posted:

Lavish
Katsumi
Lavish Kinect is a lot more advanced than what people think.
I think this is great news for Apple and the future of electronics.


Well.. the point is that Kinect just.. didn't work the way that we wanted it to.


How do you figure that?
Kinect is ever advancing and if you look at the modded Kinect on YouTube, there is a lot of features that are just hidden within the Kinect and just take a certain program to access.


Kinect is a type of new technology, of course it is going to be revolutionizing to any gamer, TV watcher, or any type of person who enjoys electronics!

TywinPosted:

Katsumi
Lavish Kinect is a lot more advanced than what people think.
I think this is great news for Apple and the future of electronics.


Well.. the point is that Kinect just.. didn't work the way that we wanted it to.


How do you figure that?
Kinect is ever advancing and if you look at the modded Kinect on YouTube, there is a lot of features that are just hidden within the Kinect and just take a certain program to access.

KatsumiPosted:

Lavish Kinect is a lot more advanced than what people think.
I think this is great news for Apple and the future of electronics.


Well.. the point is that Kinect just.. didn't work the way that we wanted it to.

TywinPosted:

Kinect is a lot more advanced than what people think.
I think this is great news for Apple and the future of electronics.

XeHostPosted:

Mwah This makes me wonder what the new iPhone will en-tale.


Exactly what I'm thinking. Hopefully an HD projector display

MwahPosted:

This makes me wonder what the new iPhone will en-tale.

DreamsPosted:

KronikShadow I wonder what is going to happen to the next iPhone.


it will be smaller then the last one lol thats bout it

MawderzPosted:

Gossip They're planning something great.


Maybe, people won't like what they're planning anyway Apple have got a lot of haters.

KronikShadowPosted:

I wonder what is going to happen to the next iPhone.

KRATOS897Posted:

wow, nice appple copying... again.


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