Microsoft Acquires Perceptive Pixel, Shows it's Serious about Touch
Microsoft Acquires Perceptive Pixel, Shows it's Serious about Touch
Microsoft has just announced its acquisition of Perceptive Pixel, the company perhaps best known for its humongous 82-inch multi-touch display which Microsoft demoed earlier at MWC. The company was founded about six years ago and specializes in high-performance multi-touch workstations and "wall solutions".
Of the deal, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said that while Perceptive Pixel's work is "fairly revolutionary", he admitted that a lot needs to be done to bring prices down to a level suitable for the masses. Perceptive Pixel's hardware currently retails for around the US$180,000 mark.
This move clearly cements Microsoft's commitment to multitouch devices and solutions, and reinforces the company's commitment to its PixelSense smart table solutions - previously known as Surface.