Photo Credit: Tweak TownThe world’s largest manufacturer of semiconductor products, Intel Corp ( INTC ) recently announced its collaboration with SoftKinetic to develop 3D sensor and gesture recognition solutions for different platforms, including Ultrabook, notebooks, desktops, All-In-One personal computers, PCs, and tablets.

Per the terms of the agreement, Intel  will license SoftKinetic’s gesture recognition software platform, iisu, within its Perceptual Computing software development kit (SDK).

Founded in Jul 2007, the Belgian company SoftKinetic provides motion control or gesture-based recognition solutions. This technology  is widely used in a variety of devices in the consumer electronics and health & fitness markets. Currently, this technology is in use in the video game industry as well. Gaming consoles such as Microsoft Corporation’s ( MSFT ) Kinect and Nintendo’s Wii are already equipped with this technology.

Currently, motion-based or gestures-based technology is gaining immense popularity. It is the next big thing in the technology world. The ease of use it offers– tapping anywhere on the screen to play  a song, pause it or swipe the screen to change the track — is the primary reason for its popularity.

Although gesture-based technology is still in a nascent stage, apps are already being developed. Start-up companies like Flutter are allowing PCs powered by Apple Inc.’s ( AAPL ) Mac and Microsoft Windows to control their music by downloading the app. The users, through gestures, can use applications such as Spotify, iTunes, Windows Media Player, QuickTime and VLC.  READ MORE