Siri and Kinect K.I.S.S.I.N.G?
A report fromCalcalistclaims that Apple is looking to acquire PrimeSense, the 3D sensor company behind the original Kinect. Apple has offered $280 million to purchase the Israeli-based company after talks of including the 3D technology into various Apple products.
Apple has remained quiet on the subject when asked about it, but a source at PrimeSense has dismissed the rumor toTechCrunch, telling the site that this is all a “journalist delusion based on unverified and twisted hints,” the source added, also questioning the valuation: “280M? Come on! We’re worth 10 times that.”
The Kinect itselfis pretty badfor gaming with very smallexceptions, but the tech behind the hardware is very cool and better suitedfor other ideas. I can see this working great for stuff like mobile ARGs, granted I’d much rather seeLeap integrationover Kinect-like tech.
Gesture In The Picture, As Intel Picks Up Omek But PrimeSense Dismisses Apple Acquisition Rumors[TechCrunch]
