The past days Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), confirmed the acquisition of PrimeSense, a company known throughout the world for the development of the technology that was the basis of the first Xbox Kinect. Considering such a history, many people thought that Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), acquired the Israeli company with the idea of using this technology to implement a revolutionary interface in its future iTV. Unfortunately, It seems that PLANS Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), it would be based on something else, more precisely a technology that would allow it to scan the inside of buildings.
Those from PrimeSense have been selling chips that allow a 3D mapping of the interior of buildings for some time, several companies using their products. Just a few months ago, Apple acquired the WifiSLAM company that develops similar technologies, and by combining the two systems, they could compete effectively with Google, which has already started to display in Google Maps maps inside major airports around the world, or even some malls/train stations or bus stations.
Having said that, the future of Apple Maps promises to be very interesting for those who live in a country worthy of someone's attention, and we will wait many years to have such a usable system, if we ever have it.
