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Hillcrest Labs : ウィキペディア英語版 | Hillcrest Labs Hillcrest Labs is a developer of freespace motion-control technology and the first motion-controlled remote for television.〔''The Washington Post'' May 1, 2011. Steven Overly. (As the TV market shifts, Hillcrest Labs may find its spotlight moment. )〕 Freespace allows users to control images on a screen by using natural motions, allowing for a new way of interacting with television content. It is currently used in several products, such as the Magic Motion motion-sensing remote controls that come with some of LG Electronics’ televisions.〔〔''The Wall Street Journal'' August 25, 2010. Nick Wingfield. (Hillcrest Sees More Movement from TV, Game Companies. )〕〔''Engadget.com'' August 26, 2010. Tim Stevens. (Hillcrest Labs brings LG's Magic Motion remote to life, cheekily points out that Sony uses it, too. )〕〔''PC Magazine'' August 26, 2010. Mark Hachman. (Hillcrest Wireless Mouse Coming to LG TVs, Sony Gaming. )〕 Other licensees of Freespace include Logitech, Sony’s videogame division,〔〔Roku,〔''The Daily Record'' August 19, 2011. (Hillcrest Lab software licensed by Roku. )〕 〔''CED Magazine'' September 30, 2011. (New Products - October 2011. )〕 Universal Electronics〔〔''Engadget'' March 17, 2008. Steven Kim. (Universal Electronics licenses motion control, hopes you don't put your eye out. )〕 and Zillion TV〔''The New York Times'' March 4, 2009. Saul Hansell. (ZillionTV: Another Set-Top Box, With Ads. )〕〔''The New York Times'' March 5, 2009. Eric Taub. (“What’s On Tonight?” Just Got Easier. )〕 Hillcrest also invented the first graphical zoomable interface for television〔''Macworld.com'' November 11, 2006. Dan Moren. (CES Unveiled@NY ‘07: Point and click coming to set-top boxes? )〕 and Kylo, the first Web browser optimized for television.〔〔''Bloomberg Businessweek''. Retrieved November 11, 2011. (Hillcrest Laboratories, Inc. )〕 Hillcrest is based in Rockville, Maryland. == History == Founded in 2001 as Hillcrest Communications, the company changed its name to Hillcrest Laboratories in 2005.〔 Founder Dan Simpkins, who had previously founded SALIX technologies, recognized that television content was becoming increasingly difficult to navigate, and he wanted to make it easier. Hillcrest developed Freespace motion sensing technology, which translates a user’s gestures into screen motion. This allows a remote control to operate as a mouse for the television.〔 The company also developed a graphical, zoomable interface for television content. Early investors included Grotech Ventures,〔 New Enterprise Associates and Columbia Capital.〔''Techjournal South'' April 13, 2011. (Rockville-based Hillcrest Labs nabs $5.5M for motion control tech. )〕
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