While PrimeSense, Apple's latest acquisition, is best known for developing the chip powering Microsoft's original Kinect motion-sensing gaming system, its 3D sensors have also been used in several industries beyond television and gaming. It has been widely rumored that Apple will incorporate motion sensing technology into a potential upgraded set top box or television set, a logical potential use for PrimeSense's assets, but other uses of PrimeSense's sensors indicate Apple could also incorporate the technology into Macs and mobile devices, 3D scanners, or interactive retail displays. Multiple companies have already taken advantage of PrimeSense technology via its existing
