1.0The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.comMichael Grimm Legacy Authorhttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/michaelgrimm/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="QCFZkNzzDJ"><a href="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/microsoft-purchasing-motion-tech-company/">Microsoft Purchasing Motion Tech Company?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/microsoft-purchasing-motion-tech-company/embed/#?secret=QCFZkNzzDJ" width="600" height="338" title="“Microsoft Purchasing Motion Tech Company?” — The Escapist" data-secret="QCFZkNzzDJ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Microsoft is allegedly purchasing Israeli company 3DV, a group involved in developing motion capture technology. There has been speculation for weeks about Microsoft’s interest in purchasing the firm, whose ZCam product is allegedly more accurate at interpreting motions than both the Sony Eye Toy and the Nintendo Wii Remote. The camera has the ability to determine the depth and distance of its target, which increase the range of motion its able to perceive. Elron Electronics, 3DV’s holding company announced yesterday that it had “entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of substantially all of its assets to a third […]http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/galleries/display/56/56153.jpg