Monday 6 January 2014

Kinect-like cameras are coming to your next laptop or tablet

Kinect-like cameras are coming to your next laptop or tablet
Jan 6th 2014, 21:10, by Sean Hollister

Intel's been promising that future laptops will integrate 3D cameras that can track your motions much like Microsoft's Kinect, and it appears those plans are building steam. Intel has just announced partnerships with a wide variety of PC manufacturers to build the new Intel RealSense 3D camera into a variety of new notebook, two-in-one, and all-in-one computers later this year, including Acer, Asus, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, Lenovo, and NEC.
Of course, a fancy new laptop feature doesn't mean much without software to take advantage of the tech, so Intel's also announcing that 3D Systems, Autodesk, DreamWorks, Metaio, Scholastic, and even Microsoft's Skype and Lync video conferencing services will use the technology.
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