Apple confirms buyout of Kinect sensor maker

Posted on Monday, November 25 2013 @ 11:46 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

AllThingsD received confirmation from Apple that the company has bought PrimeSense, the developer of Microsoft's original Kinect sensor:

Apple has completed its acquisition of PrimeSense, the Israel-based company focused on 3-D sensor technology, for a price sources said was around $360 million.

Apple spokeswoman Kristin Huguet confirmed the PrimeSense deal with the boilerplate comment the company typically provides when news of one of its acquisitions leaks: “Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans.”

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