Microsoft confirms acquisition of 3DV
by Ben Gilbert 
on Jun 24th 2009 2:01PM
Speaking during an annual conference at Microsoft's Israeli research and development center, the head of Israel R&D and corporate VP Moshe Lichtman openly confirmed the acquisition of
3DV's motion technology -- the same motion technology speculated as being used in the company's ambitious
Project Natal. "The R&D center helped Microsoft in buying the intellectual property of 3DV Systems, and in the wake of that, dozens of the company's employees were recruited to work at the development center,"
Globes reports Lichtman said.
Though we still don't know the amount Microsoft spent acquiring 3DV, considering the amount of
marketing muscle "the big M" is putting behind Project Natal, we're guessing it wasn't exactly a pittance. Now, to arrange for a few sneaky Joystiq operatives in Israel to find out
exactly what's happening inside the company's clandestine research and development offices.
[Via
Edge Online]
