Apple has done it yet again and has
inched us closer to a World Controlled by our Voices and Gestures as predicted
in my Geezam blog article entitled “Siri and
Kinect: Heralds of a coming world free of Remote Controls”!
And why do I say this?
Because Apple had confirmed on Sunday
November 24th 2013 the news of their purchasing Israeli-based
Primesense, the company behind the technology that makes the Microsoft Kinect
as stated in the article “Apple
Confirms Acquisition of 3-D Sensor Startup PrimeSense”, published November
24, 2013 at 3:01 pm PT by Mike Isaac and John Paczkowski, All Things Digital and “Apple
confirms deal for 3D sensing company PrimeSense”, published November 24,
2013 4:06 PM PST by Steven Musil, CNET News.
This is the latest innovation that may be coming to the Apple iPhone 6 and the Apple iPad Air and even the Apple Television set in 2014: Gesture control
and Facial Recognition. The deal was originally reported as going down for some
US$345 million as reported by “Apple
Aiming at PrimeSense Acquisition, but Deal Is Not Yet Done”, published
November 17, 2013 at 11:09 am PT by Liz Gannes, All
Things Digital and “Apple
reportedly acquires PrimeSense for $345M”, published November 17, 2013 9:00
AM PST by Steven Musil, CNET News.
Controlling your Apple Gadgets with
your Voice and your Gestures may be coming sooner than you think, possibly with
Facial Recognition based on a recent Apple
patent as stated in the article “Imagine
your face as your future iPhone password”, published December 3, 2013 6:45
AM PST by Lance Whitney, CNET News.
Primesense and Apple – Theremin
Computers may be in Apple Crystal Ball
You may remember Primesense as the maker of the 3D Motion Tracking
Technology behind the Microsoft Kinect as described in my blog article
entitled “Internet,
Apple iTV and Cable - Pirates of the Caribbean”. This acquisition was
originally reported by an Israeli Newspaper as Far back as July 2013 as stated
in the article “Apple
in talks to acquire company behind Microsoft's Kinect”, published July 16,
2013 5:00 AM PDT by Don Reisinger, CNET News
and back then the asking prices was about US$280 million.
Apple apparently has a thing for
Israeli companies having shelled out US$400 million for Anobit in 2012 as
stated in the article “Apple
confirms Anobit acquisition”, published January 10, 2012 4:56 PM PST by
Steven Musil, CNET News. That acquisition gave
Apple control over the manufacture of FLASH
Memory made for their products and allows them to control prices, making sure
that they not only have a ready supply of FLASH Memory but also controlling competitors’
access to their technology.
This acquisition of Primesense means that Apple
may soon be integrating 3D Motion Capture and Facial Recognition Technology in
everything from the Apple iPad and Apple iPhone to the upcoming Apple Television set as predicted in my blog article
entitled “Apple
to launch TV and a Cloud Gaming Console in 2014 - How the Apple iTV and
Television Set can kill The Grandmaster in the guise of Nintendo, Sony and
Microsoft”.
The Leap Motion Controller may be coming to HP (Hewlett Packard) PC’s and
Laptops as stated in my blog article
entitled “Leap
Motion Controller went live on Monday July 22 2013 - How a Theremin Computer
Device revives PC sales as Everything is Possible to be controlled by Voice and
Motion”. But Apple may yet beat them to
this Minority Report (2002) with
Kinect Motion Capture Technology and improved Siri Voice Control Technology! Apple's Siri and Kinect Heralds of a coming
world free of Remote Controls.
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