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Title: Apple acquires 3-D sensing technology company PrimeSense Post by: HCK on November 25, 2013, 11:02:35 am Apple acquires 3-D sensing technology company PrimeSense
Apple has acquired PrimeSense, a developer of 3-D sensors that allow devices to respond to the environment in three dimensions. It is not known for which applications Apple aims to use the PrimeSense technology or the price it has paid for the Tel Aviv, Israel, company. Apple spokeswoman Kristin Huguet emailed the company’s standard statement after an acquisition. “Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans,” she wrote. PrimeSense technology was used to power the Kinect motion sensing input device in the original Xbox from Microsoft. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here http://www.macworld.com/article/2066800/apple-acquires-3d-sensing-technology-company-primesense.html#tk.rss_all |