Friday, February 20, 2009

Microsoft to buy Gesture Control Company

According to this article at C|Net Microsoft is in the process of acquiring 3DV whose ZCam uses depth perception to register gestures. Not multi-touch gestures, but free-from-contact gestures.

It's expected that this technology will be incroperated into XBox and give Microsoft a compeditive product to the Wii. Imagine bowling by just moving your hand rather than having to hold on to a Wii mote.

Ina Fried of C|NET - one of my favorite bloggers and tech journalists - has a great video interview and demostration of the ZCam in action. As an added bonus we get to see Ina box! You go Girl!

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