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Insiders Insist Microsoft is Buying Motion Tech Firm
Edge Online - Interactive Entertainment Today —
... that Microsoft had tabled a bid of $35 million to purchase the Israeli company, though many questions hung over the validity of the rumours, specifically regarding how a $35 million bid for a company that had just raised over $38 million resulted in an agreement. Yet Venturebeat claims that sources close to the matter, who were not named, have confirmed the rumours. The news site adds that the purchase price was small due to "the weak economy and the long gestation that this technology is going through". Microsoft refused to comment when approached by Edge. 3DV has been ...
VentureBeat: Microsoft buying 3D camera company
Joystiq —
... A story from Haaretz was circulating last week claiming that Microsoft was in talks to purchase 3DV, maker of a camera-based motion sensing technology. Now, VentureBeat has supported the claim, saying that its sources confirm that a deal is in the ...
Report: Microsoft Buying Motion-Detection Firm 3DV Systems
GameDaily BIZ Features Feed —
... last week, VentureBeat is now claiming that its own sources have verified that Microsoft is about to buy Israeli startup 3DV Systems for $35 million. 3DV is a specialist in motion-detection and its ZCams work similarly to Sony's EyeToy but they're much more accurate since they also include 3D depth. One only need look at Nintendo's Wii to see how immensely popular motion sensing systems can be given the right applications. Speculation suggests that Microsoft could use the 3DV technology for its Xbox 360 or for the console's successor, but applications certainly aren't ...
Microsoft Buying 3DV? Sources Say Yes
Crispy Gamer | Video Game News, Rumors and Updates —
3dv Microsoft Buying 3DV? Sources Say Yes pc According to sources close to Microsoft, a rumor circulating last week about the company buying camera-based motion sensing technology company 3DV, is true. According to VentureBeat , Microsoft is hashing out a deal to purchase the company. While Microsoft’s Xbox Live Vision webcam has limited motion sensing technology, a deal to secure 3DV’s technology would certainly ramp up the capabilities of Vision to be at least on par with what Sony has offered for years with the EyeToy camera. Of course, Microsoft isn’t saying that the ...
E3 2009: Microsoft Xbox 360 motion control cam
TechRadar: Gaming news —
... That deal was confirmed by VentureBeat's Dean Takahashi – about as reliable an Xbox specialist journalist as one can ask for – reported that the camera was "definitely" being used for a 360 device and that it the camera's "motion detection was accurate, much more so than with the Wii." ...
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