Microsoft confirms 3DV IP acquisition

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Microsoft corporate VP and head of Israel R&D;, Moshe Lichtman, has confirmed Microsoft's acquisition of "the intellectual property of 3DV Systems".

Microsoft was previously linked to a buyout of 3DV, who has been designing motion-sensing camera technologies for some time. Its 'ZCams' are said to be a far more accurate version of Sony's EyeToy, because the devices can detect how far away a subject is from its lens.

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Shortly after the MS rumours, 3DV's holding company Elron Electronics said that it had "entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of substantially all of its assets" to an unnamed third party.

Lichtman said at the centre's annual press conference that dozens of new employees were recruited after the purchase, according to Globes.

Lichtman refused to comment on speculation over links between Microsoft's camera-based motion sensing Project Natal and 3DV's technology, other than saying: "When there's something to tell, we'll do so," whatever that means.

Mike Jackson