How Kinect works with PrimeSense

Microsoft applys 3D motion sensing technology into XBox - Kinect, letting users interact with gaming freely without controller in hand. Camera and gesture recognition make the function of motion sensing. PrimeSense delivers the chip and structure to the 3D sensing technology, helping Microsoft to achieve controller-free entertainment device.

MIT: non-contact heart rate measurement

Ming-Zher Poh, Phd candidate of MIT Media Lab, develops a non-invasive technique  to measure the heart rate by using camera, accurate to within 3 beats/minute.

Adobe: plenoptic lenses autofocusing