Softkinetic Enables "Gesture-Based TV Experience" on Intel Atom CE4100

Softkinetic, a provider of 3D gesture-recognition software, said Tuesday that it will use the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week to unveil an interactive "gesture-based TV experience" that employs the Intel Atom Processor CE4100. The company says that it has adapted its iisu (stands for "the interface is you") middleware to the CE4100 to enable a "natural gesture experience" for a range of consumer applications, including interactive TV and movie channel navigation, as well as Web browsing, video conferencing and video games. "We're very proud to be working with the Intel Digital Home Group to offer personalized, interactive consumer electronics devices based on the Intel processor," Softkinetic CEO, Michel Tombroff, said in a prepared statement. "The CE4100 delivers the necessary extra performance to enable stunning interaction. Gesture recognition offers a highly compelling, intuitive and engaging experience for interactive television entertainment and beyond." Added Intel marketing manager, Mike Tyson: "Gesture-based interaction is a very compelling answer to organizing and delivering so much content on the connected TV's in an intuitive way. As a pioneer and leader in the field of 3D gesture recognition, Softkinetic has reached a major milestone to help make truly interactive TV a reality using the power of Intel CE processors."

According to Softkinetic, iisu is backed by over seven years of research and development, and is an open technology that is compatible with all depth-sensing technologies available on the market. The company says that the gesture-based TV experience it will present at CES allows users to interact with their television through "natural and simple" hand gestures. The experience is powered by the time-of-flight consumer 3D/RGB/Audio camera of Softkinetic's strategic partner, Optrima, the company says.