Biggest laptop maker buys Canesta’s vision for full-body gesture controls
The Nintendo Wii started a motion-sensing revolution in video games. Canesta, a startup that is taking motion-sensing a step further with full three-dimensional body movement sensing, is cashing in on the trend. Today, the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based chip maker is announcing it has raised $16 million in a new round of funding.
The money comes from some prominent new backers, including Quanta Computer, the world’s largest maker of laptops. Quanta says it plans to use Canesta’s products in 3-D gesture-control systems that will revolutionize the way we interact with computers. With webcam-like cameras, Canesta-based products will let you control a computer without touching it; you simply wave your hands in front of it and it detects your motion. Hence, with PCs, TVs, and games, these 3-D gesture control systems let you get rid of a controller or remote control.
