News: Microsoft confirms acquisition of 3DV

But still won’t link camera company to Natal. Microsoft has finally made its first public, official recognition of its acquisition of Israeli research company 3DV Systems, which owns patents in 3D motion-sensing camera technology. Israeli business daily Globes reports that Microsoft’s Moshe Lichtman mentioned 3DV in a press conference relating to Microsoft’s R&D centre in Israel. “The R&D centre helped Microsoft in buying the intellectual property of 3DV Systems, and in the wake of that dozens of the company’s employees were recruited to work at the development centre,” Lichtman confirmed. Globes says the Antitrust Authority approved the deal “a few days” ago. Read more…

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News: Microsoft confirms acquisition of 3DV