But now Apple is rumoured to have abandoned all TV plans in favour of improving its set-top box. It was believed these purchases were helping Apple develop some fancy television with a gesture-loaded interface. It bought PrimeSense in 2013, which worked on the technology behind Microsoft's Kinect, and it bought Polar Rose in 2010, which developed a technology that could recognise faces and auto-tag users in photos. Apple TVĪpple's been interested in motion-sensing and facial-recognition technology for quite some time. But we're going to focus on the tech angle, of course. Also, it's very possible this was just an acquihire, in which Apple wanted Faceshift for its engineers rather than tech. It's just our attempt at putting together the puzzle pieces. So, without further adeiu, here's five possible reasons why Apple might've bought Faceshift, but again, none of this has been confirmed. That means the world can do nothing but speculate. It's not yet known how much Apple spent on the company or why it purchased it, as an Apple spokesperson would only admit that "Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time" and generally does not discuss its purpose or plans. Star Wars used it to animate the faces of CGI characters, for instance.
#Faceshift camera software
(Pocket-lint) - Apple has acquired a Zurich-based startup responsible for the motion-capture technology used in the latest Star Wars film.įaceshift develops software that allows 3D-animated characters to mimic the facial expressions of an actor.
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