I'd posted back in June about opportunities and approaches in pairing between mobile devices as smart phones and tablets proliferate. ncubeeight has teamed up with ViSSee computer vision of Switzerland to create a new US joint venture, Air-Wire , to develop paired-device infrastructure tools for game developers interested in creating more robust and immersive gaming experiences. Through the iPhone App Store, Apple has re-invented and expanded the shareware model of the 1990s. But whereas shareware depended on free software to all with a small percentage of customers contributing toward the development costs, Apple's App Store permitted a more lucrative model, where every customer chips in a little bit, creating a boom in scalability for the independent developer community. Now that many consumers have multiple smart devices (iPhone, iPad, Macintosh Computer, AppleTV) in their household, new multiple device interaction can be used by one consumer through wireless pa...
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