NEWS - Saturday, October 30, 2010


Microsoft to acquire tech maker Canesta

Silicon Valley motion-sensing technology company Canesta has announced that it is being purchased by Microsoft, with the sale due to be finalized before the end of 2010. Canesta develops 3D sensing hardware not unlike that used in Kinect, which launches next week.

The company also develops software for working with 3D tracking data, which is where we’d most likely see the deal bear fruit in terms of gaming, specifically in the evolution of Kinect’s software-driven capabilities. It’s also possible that the acquisition -- at least in the short-term -- is a move to head off any potential claims that Microsoft may have infringed on Canesta’s patents during the development of Kinect.


Source: http://www.joystiq.com

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