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CES 2014: Laptops to get Intel 3D depth sensing cameras | CES 2014: Laptops to get Intel 3D depth sensing cameras |
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Intel has said that laptops featuring 3D-camera technology developed by the chipmaker will go on sale this year. | Intel has said that laptops featuring 3D-camera technology developed by the chipmaker will go on sale this year. |
It said seven firms would release products that contained its software and hardware, which would be indentified by the RealSense brand. | It said seven firms would release products that contained its software and hardware, which would be indentified by the RealSense brand. |
At a press conference in Las Vegas, Intel showed how one of its depth sensors could be used to interpret gesture controls and to separate foreground objects from the background. | At a press conference in Las Vegas, Intel showed how one of its depth sensors could be used to interpret gesture controls and to separate foreground objects from the background. |
The idea itself is not new. | The idea itself is not new. |
Microsoft's Kinect and SoftKinectic's Depthsense cameras already offer such functions. Apple recently bought another firm, PrimeSense, that also makes depth sensing hardware. | Microsoft's Kinect and SoftKinectic's Depthsense cameras already offer such functions. Apple recently bought another firm, PrimeSense, that also makes depth sensing hardware. |
But one expert said Intel's intervention could help the innovation go mainstream as a built-in component. | But one expert said Intel's intervention could help the innovation go mainstream as a built-in component. |
"This tech has been knocking around for a while, but Intel's move will give it fresh momentum," said Tony Crabtree, from the consultancy Juniper Research, who is attending the Consumer Electronics Show where the announcement was made. | "This tech has been knocking around for a while, but Intel's move will give it fresh momentum," said Tony Crabtree, from the consultancy Juniper Research, who is attending the Consumer Electronics Show where the announcement was made. |
"It needed a big player to help the market take off. Having said that, I don't see it as a transformative technology in the same way wearables or ultra-high definition screens will be." | "It needed a big player to help the market take off. Having said that, I don't see it as a transformative technology in the same way wearables or ultra-high definition screens will be." |
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Intel named Acer, Asus, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, Lenovo and NEC as the first manufacturers to release RealSense branded kit. | Intel named Acer, Asus, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, Lenovo and NEC as the first manufacturers to release RealSense branded kit. |
At CES it gave a demonstration of the tech using a version of Skype in which the camera was used to isolate the user's video image, extract it and superimpose it over a different background in real-time. | At CES it gave a demonstration of the tech using a version of Skype in which the camera was used to isolate the user's video image, extract it and superimpose it over a different background in real-time. |
This mimicked an effect that would normally require a green screen and special compositing software. | This mimicked an effect that would normally require a green screen and special compositing software. |
It also showed how the software could turn the majority of a video feed black-and-white while leaving one of the objects in colour. | It also showed how the software could turn the majority of a video feed black-and-white while leaving one of the objects in colour. |
In another demo a member of Intel's team played a pinball video game by moving a real paddle in front of the computer's camera. | In another demo a member of Intel's team played a pinball video game by moving a real paddle in front of the computer's camera. |
The company said that it believed that the use of other possible gestures could help educate children by making software more immersive. | The company said that it believed that the use of other possible gestures could help educate children by making software more immersive. |
Several "edutainment" titles for Nintendo's Wii consoles are based on the same principle. | Several "edutainment" titles for Nintendo's Wii consoles are based on the same principle. |
Intel added that it had formed a partnership with 3D Systems - one of the leading 3D printer makers - to let its kit be used to create real-world objects by shaping them in the air. | Intel added that it had formed a partnership with 3D Systems - one of the leading 3D printer makers - to let its kit be used to create real-world objects by shaping them in the air. |
3D Systems had previously worked with another firm, GeoMagic, to offer this facility for its printers using the Kinect-to-3D-Scan app and Microsoft's sensor. | 3D Systems had previously worked with another firm, GeoMagic, to offer this facility for its printers using the Kinect-to-3D-Scan app and Microsoft's sensor. |
Wearable tech | |
Intel's chief executive Brian Krzanich also unveiled several new concept wearable technologies that the firm is developing, during a separate Keynote Address. | |
These included: | |
Mr Krzanich also unveiled a computer called Edison, which is the size of an SD card but can run Linux-based operating systems and connect to wi-fi networks. | |
The company also confirmed it had developed a technology to allow a Windows computer powered by one of its chips to run certain Android apps under software emulation. |
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