Apple
has acquired PrimeSense, a motion tracking company, best known for licensing
the hardware design chip used in Microsoft’s Kinect motion-sensing
system for the Xbox 360 which is a popular gaming device.
Apple has
reportedly bought it in $345 million. Apple will be using motion controlled
interfaces devices in near future as it has registered patents for its own
motion controlled interface.
Tech Appeal:
- Apple products may come with advanced body movements tracking technology.
- PrimeSense technology could be used in television system that would use streaming smart TV system which would use body gestures instead of remote control.
- This technology will be used in front-facing iPhone or iPad camera to detect head movements.
- User can select any option by tilting his/her head to one side.
- The head movements, both left and right can be assigned different tasks which include returning to the main home screen, activating voice assistant etc.
- This technology will be useful for persons with limited mobility or other disabilities.
- PrimeSense technology could be used in Apple’s smart watch project, unofficially called the iWatch.
- The Kinect is intelligent enough to detect a person’s skeleton, face and expressions.
- It includes other features like you can pick a call by waving your hand over the device or pause a video by looking away.
- Apple will be coming with iRing motion control in television sets.
- PrimeSense chip enables devices have depth perception. You can see objects in 3D.
- The new interface will have easy to use motion graphic tools for creating eye-catching titles, transitions and effects according to the sources.
- The new version of the iOS mobile operating system is still in the beta testing phase which will include motion detecting features for iPhone.
- This emerging feature of iPhone will override the usual touchscreen controls.
- Motion control options have been used in Samsung, which incorporated eye scrolling and hand wave gestures in Galaxy S4 and now it’s Apple’s turn to use this technology in a more intelligent way.
Such technical upgradation will
definitely increase the market value of Apple. This 3D technology will make you
reign on your device with a nod of your head. This proves the advancement of
Apple and we are hoping to hear more from it.
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Author :
Iman Majeed
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