TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
PointGrab Ltd., the global leader in advanced gesture recognition software solutions, has been honored by Frost & Sullivan with the 2013 European Technology Innovation Award. PointGrab was recognized for its achievements in "Gesture Recognition for Consumer Electronics" as the leader, at the forefront of technological breakthroughs which will be instrumental in mass consumer adoption.
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Frost & Sullivan has acknowledged the importance of gesture recognition and its role in the industry, establishing it as an award category. PointGrab's technology was measured against key benchmarking criteria including uniqueness of technology, impact on applications, functionality, customer value and relevance of innovation to industry. The award validates PointGrab's solutions as unique and sophisticated in addressing key challenges, both as an easy and reliable experience for users and a simple integration for manufacturers.
"We are honored to receive the technology innovation award from Frost & Sullivan as it recognizes our hard work, research and strategic approach in bringing the gesture control experience to the public," said Haim Perski, CEO of PointGrab. "We have already succeeded in implementing gesture technology into millions of consumer devices, thanks to our partnerships with leading OEMS, and will continue to create innovative ways to make gesture a naturally intuitive interface for the masses."
PointGrab's gesture control solutions have enhanced the functional capability of consumer electronic devices such as laptops, tablets, smartphones and televisions. The company has succeeded in refining software algorithms and bringing an accurate motion-sensing technology to day-to-day applications. With the use of a standard 2D camera, and the recently unveiled proprietary Hybrid Action Recognition technology, PointGrab enabled devices boast a 98 percent gesture recognition accuracy (in optimal conditions).
"We felt that it was important to present the inaugural award in this category to a company that is clearly the established incumbent in the gesture recognition industry," said Archana Srinivasan, Senior Research Analyst at Frost & Sullivan. "PointGrab deserves this honor because they have taken the leading role with a gesture experience that is reliable and, in comparison to its competitors, is superior in terms of the crucial factors for gesture control success."
PointGrab's newest software iteration will launch to the global consumer market within the next few weeks with major international manufacturers. Currently, millions of devices worldwide already include the company's solution including Samsung's Smart TVs, Acer and Fujitsu PCs. To learn more about PointGrab, please visit http://www.pointgrab.com
