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02.18.09Microsoft, 3D Cameras, and Virtual ConferencingMicrosoft is in talks to purchase 3DV Systems for $35M, a purchase that would give it access to a 3D camera - a very similar product to that being developed by Mitch Kapor. According to Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the move would give Microsoft a competitor to the Nintendo Wii controller, but with a difference: no controller required, the camera works entirely through detection of body motion: "3DV Systems develops "virtual reality" imaging technology for digital cameras that it sells, called ZCams (formerly Z-Sense). Its main targets are the gaming market ("enjoy a genuinely immersive experience," the company says on its Web ...
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