Apple Interested in Kinect Company?

Indobusiness - Companies from Israel apparently began to attract the attention of Silicon Valley companies. Once I decided to buy the company Waze map makers, Apple reportedly been negotiating to acquire other companies from Israel, PrimeSense.

Whether in fact engaged in PrimeSense, the company that eventually attracted the attention of classmates Apple? For those users controller Kinect voice and motion recognition, must be familiar with the technology the company made. Yes, it turns out the manufacturer PrimeSense motion recognition technology in Kinect.

Apple's desire to acquire PrimeSense, as reported by The Guardian, Wednesday (17/07/2013), is expected to show up because they want to expand technology products, such as Apple TV, with motion recognition technology. The technology needed to "fight" that has similar features to offer the gaming console, like the Xbox One.

For your information, the user will be able to control the Xbox One TV services simply by using voice and movement. This could happen thanks to the Kinect, which has a combination of infrared technology and motion recognition system.

Apple itself is rumored to have offered to pay 280 million U.S. dollars to buy the company. However, a source told the technology website TechCrunch acquisition has denied these rumors.

"This report is based on a delusional journalists instructions are not verified and has been twisted," said the source.

"280 million dollars? Give me a break! Our worth 10 times more than that amount!," He said.

Until now, Apple still refuses to comment on rumors of the acquisition. Apple's decision to remain silent is still open to the possibility of the acquisition.

Israeli technology companies is being loved. Just look at Google. The internet giant has acquired community-based mapping services from Israel, Waze, with cash of 1.3 billion U.S. dollars, or around Rp 12.7 trillion.

In 2011, Apple also bought another Israeli firm, Anobit, which provides technology to enhance the ability of solid-state storage, with a value of 390 million U.S. dollars.

Besides Anobit, Apple is also known to have a development center in Israel.