venturebeat.com - 2/18/2009
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Anxious to outdo the Nintendo Wii, Microsoft is reportedly in talks to acquire 3DV Systems of Israel.
3DV is one of the companies that is developing a next-generation user interface for games that goes beyond what the Wii motion-sensing controller can do. Israeli site Haaretz reported today ...
haaretz.com - 2/17/2009
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haaretz.com —
The first Israeli exit of 2009 is hitting
the road. Software giant Microsoft is negotiating to acquire...
the Israeli startup 3DV Systems for about $35 million, despite the alarming condition of the global economy and grim forecasts of more pain to come. ...
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Microsoft in talks to acquire local startup ...
edge-online.com - 2/17/2009
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edge-online.com —
Along with all of the commercial and critical
software hits of the Xbox 360, Xbox Live's innovations...
in online, and Microsoft's successes against more established videogame hardware makers, the ugly blemish staining those accomplishments will be the ...
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Microsoft To Buy Motion-Sensing Company [Xbox]
Kotaku —
... 3DV Systems' technology in its own gaming technology, probably in the Xbox 360", meaning that while the advanced nature of the tech will have you thinking Xbox 720, it's handy to remember they could just as easily wheel the technology out for the current platform, perhaps as a replacement for the current 360 camera. Provided, that is, the deal goes through. So don't get too worked up over this just yet. Microsoft in talks to acquire local startup 3DV Systems [Haaretz, via VentureBeat ]
Microsoft Motion-Sensing Chatter Returns
Edge Online - Interactive Entertainment Today —
... questions surrounding the alleged buyout offer from Microsoft, not least with how 3DV Systems has already raised $38.6 million in financing, a figure above the cited Microsoft bid, suggesting either the figure is inaccurate or that we're yet to see a clear picture behind why 3DV would sell below the money it has raised. Microsoft apparently plans to use 3DV Systems' technology in its own gaming technology, probably in the Xbox 360, added the news report. Source: Haaretz via Venturebeat .
Microsoft to outdo Wii with new 3DV motion detection?
T3.com All —
... ZCams act in much the same way as Sony s EyeToy and Microsoft s Live Vision Camera, only on a much higher scale. They are 3D depth cameras that can detect how far away an object is, and captures its location many times per second to calculate speed and trajectory. Unlike Nintendo s Wii Remote system, that would allow players to control their game without a controller a relief to those who fear their exuberant gestures might result in a control pad-sized hole in their smart new HDTV. VentureBeat s Dean Takahashi reckons the technology has the edge over the Wii: I was able to ...
Microsoft Reportedly Keen on Wii-Killing Motion Cam
Technologizer —
... . Unlike the Playstation’s EyeToy and the Xbox Live Vision camera, which only read location in two dimensions, the ZCam detects depth as well. VentureBeat’s Dean Takahashi, who wrote about the Haaretz report as well, said from first-hand experience that the ZCam is “much more” accurate than the Wii’s motion controllers. ...
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