PrimeSense Raises $20M, Offers Immersive 3D Gaming Rigs

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1. AdvertiseSpace
   

   May 6th, 2008 at 6:52 am

   Um. sounds like a wii to me?

2. Steven Finch
   

   May 6th, 2008 at 6:56 am

   This just looks very cool. Im sure it is going to be a bit like the wii, but still very cool.

3. John Biggs
   

   May 6th, 2008 at 6:59 am

   it uses 3d vision rather than RF and IR. So you could conceivably take cover behind your couch.

4. gilltots
   

   May 6th, 2008 at 7:14 am

   it might be cool, but having to clean up all those multi-colored ribbons all over the floor after each game probably gets old pretty fast.

5. Tony
   

   May 6th, 2008 at 7:30 am

   Man there is just tons of money out there for these smart guys!!

6. Marco Penguin
   

   May 6th, 2008 at 7:50 am

   When you claim
   “The Technology is real”

   Are you saying that because you have one of the units at home?
   How have you tested it ?

   Is this just vaporware.

7. RP
   

   May 6th, 2008 at 7:57 am

   sorry to jump of this thread..but how come no reports on HTC Touch Diamond Phone. Love that device!

8. Jagannath A
   

   May 6th, 2008 at 8:14 am

   @RP

   you should probably goto http://www.engadget.com for that

9. Jeremy Wright
   

   May 6th, 2008 at 8:57 am

   Erm, if that kid can *actually* swing the racket from around his back to hit the ball I’ll be *really* impressed

10. Jono
    

    May 6th, 2008 at 9:17 am

    I would be even more impressed if it could be done without causing more damage that the console costs.

11. Jono
    

    May 6th, 2008 at 9:21 am

    On a serious note, this technology will be awesome for arcade setups where you could use 3D goggles and with the floor being like a 360 degree treadmill which moves in the opposite direction to the user in sync with their movements (as if it the belt was on top of a frictionless surface).

12. Angela Hayden
    

    May 6th, 2008 at 10:34 am

    Can I plug this into my skin and make it make me exercise?

13. Harry Wang
    

    May 6th, 2008 at 1:06 pm

    I see adult toy manufacturers teaming up with porn sites and this technology.

    Harry “you know you were thinking it too” Wang

14. Jim Bacon
    

    May 6th, 2008 at 1:06 pm

    Look at all the pretty colors! Santa Claus just called and told me the system is everything it’s cracked up to be… and he should know, he got it straight from the Unicorn’s mouth!

15. VC Cafe
    

    May 6th, 2008 at 2:19 pm

    There’s another Israeli company that develops similar technology. It’s called 3DV Systems.

    You can find out more on this deal and other Israeli Investments on VC Cafe at http://www.vccafe.com

16. Smart
    

    May 6th, 2008 at 3:29 pm

    This is about as cool as the Phantom console.

    I’ll believe it when I see it, fellas.

17. Eric Florenzano
    

    May 6th, 2008 at 3:50 pm

    I just finished up a graduate level course here at school on computer vision, and a pair of people did a very similar thing for their final project. However, one thing they won’t tell you in the press package is that computationally, this stuff is quite expensive. It takes up a good chunk of the rendering time per-frame to do any computer vision stuff at all, and that’s going to be a significant barrier for any of these startups to overcome.

18. phenom
    

    May 6th, 2008 at 4:20 pm

    will it come cheap

19. SutroStyle
    

    May 6th, 2008 at 6:16 pm

    Add to deadpool now.