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SoftKinetic Releases Linux Ubuntu Driver for DepthSense Cameras

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Linux Developers Can Now Leverage Industry-Leading DepthSense Camera Technology from SoftKinetic

BRUSSELS – May 23, 2013 – SoftKinetic, the world’s leading provider of 3D vision and gesture recognition solutions, today announced that a Linux Ubuntu driver is now available for all SoftKinetic DepthSense® cameras. This driver is now available for free and can be downloaded after short registration or login at www.softkinetic.com/support/download. Continue reading SoftKinetic Releases Linux Ubuntu Driver for DepthSense Cameras

SoftKinetic 3D Vision and Gesture Recognition Solutions Now Available on NVIDIA Tegra Processors and Android

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SoftKinetic Executives to Speak at NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – March 18, 2013 – SoftKinetic, the world’s leading provider of 3D vision and gesture recognition solutions, today announced that its DepthSense® 3D camera and iisu® gesture recognition middleware are now compatible with NVIDIA® Tegra® mobile processors and Android, giving developers a formidable opportunity to develop and deploy the most innovative 3D gesture-based applications. Continue reading SoftKinetic 3D Vision and Gesture Recognition Solutions Now Available on NVIDIA Tegra Processors and Android

SoftKinetic Brings Full Body Tracking to Television Broadcasting

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Gesture Control Leader Powering Innovative New Way to Report on the Weather

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – March 12, 2013 – SoftKinetic, the world’s leading 3D gesture recognition software and solution provider, today announced that its iisu® middleware technology is being used to power an innovative new weather report by the Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF), the public broadcasting organization of the French Community of Belgium. Broadcasters at RTBF are now able to move around and trigger 3D animations with gestures in a virtual set that is more interactive and dynamic than ever before. To see the weather report in action, please visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6KdkVG9-Rg.

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SoftKinetic Powers Gesture Recognition and Control at Mobile World Congress 2013

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Gesture Interaction Leader Powering Technology from Multiple Companies at Mobile World Congress

MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS – BARCELONA – February 25, 2013 – Softkinetic, the leading 3D gesture recognition software and solution provider, today announced its technology will power gesture control solutions from several leading electronics providers at Mobile World Congress, February 25 – 28 in Barcelona, Spain. Across the show floor, companies including Intel, Marvell, and YOUi Labs will be demonstrating a range of gesture control interfaces and technologies powered by SoftKinetic’s solutions – from full body tracking in a living room experience to finger tracking on laptops and desktop computers.

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TI to demonstrate its innovative 3D time-of-flight image sensor chipset with SoftKinetic at CES 2013

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Hardware/software collaboration aims to accelerate adoption of gesture control in TVs and PCs

DALLAS – Dec. 27, 2012 – Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today announced it is collaborating with SoftKinetic®, a leading provider of end-to-end 3D sensor and gesture recognition middleware solutions, to grow adoption of gesture control in televisions (TVs), personal computers (PCs), and a wide variety of other consumer and industrial devices. At the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), TI will demonstrate its new 3D time-of-flight (ToF) image sensor chipset, which integrates SoftKinetic’s DepthSense® pixel technology and runs SoftKinetic’s iisu® middleware for finger, hand and full-body tracking. The TI chipset is inside 3D cameras that control a laptop and a smart TV to access and navigate movies, games and other content with the wave of a hand. The TV demonstration also features TI’s OMAP™ 5 processor, which powers an impressive natural user interface with robust gesture recognition and full-HD graphics. Continue reading TI to demonstrate its innovative 3D time-of-flight image sensor chipset with SoftKinetic at CES 2013

SoftKinetic Expands Reach of 3D Gesture Recognition Applications with Release of iisu® 3.5.1

Close Interaction Middleware Significantly Enhanced with New Features

BRUSSELS – Nov. 5, 2012 – SoftKinetic, the leading provider of end-to-end
gesture recognition solutions, has today released the free and commercial version of iisu® 3.5.1, the latest iteration of its award-winning 3D gesture recognition middleware. In addition to state-of-the-art full-body tracking, this new version of iisu includes several new features to enhance its close interaction capabilities, including robust hand and finger tracking, hand grabbers, hand gesture recognition (e.g. swiping) and hand poses. Continue reading SoftKinetic Expands Reach of 3D Gesture Recognition Applications with Release of iisu® 3.5.1

SoftKinetic Technology for Intel® processor-based PCs and Ultrabook™ Devices to be Included in Intel® Perceptual Computing SDK 2013 Beta

Will Be Demonstrated at the Intel® Developer Forum 2012

SoftKinetic logoBRUSSELS & SAN FRANCISCO – September 11, 2012 – SoftKinetic, the leading 3D gesture recognition software and solution provider, today announced that its industry-leading technology and middleware for close-range gesture tracking will be included in the Intel® Perceptual Computing Software Development Kit 2013 (SDK) Beta announced and demonstrated at the Intel® Developer Forum 2012.

The close-range finger tracking capabilities created by SoftKinetic will enable developers using the Intel® Perceptual Computing SDK 2013 Beta to create natural and interactive applications. Continue reading SoftKinetic Technology for Intel® processor-based PCs and Ultrabook™ Devices to be Included in Intel® Perceptual Computing SDK 2013 Beta

Softkinetic-Powered iMove™ Demonstrated by Shanghai Motion Technology at ChinaJoy

Gesture-Control Technology Leader Provides Solution to China’s Consumer Electronics Industry

SoftKinetic logoBRUSSELS & SHANGHAI – July 26, 2012 – SoftKinetic™, the leading developer of end-to-end gesture recognition solutions, and Shanghai Motion Technology, a leading provider of gesture applications to the consumer electronics industry, have today demonstrated the iMove™ platform to the Chinese consumer electronics industry for the first time.

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