July 12th, 2011

Omek Raises $7 Million From Intel, Aims To Challenge Microsoft's Kinect

Exclusive – Omek Interactive, a provider of tools that enables companies to incorporate gesture recognition and full body tracking into their applications and devices, has secured $7 million in financing in a round led by Intel Capital, TechCrunch has learned. The Series C round brings the company’s total funding raised to nearly $14 million.

Omek’s Beckon technology converts the raw depth map… → Read More

May 6th, 2010

Omek Interactive Could Blow Microsoft's Project Natal Out Of The Water (Video)

I’ve spent 4 full days here in Israel meeting tons of entrepreneurs and startup folks, but if I had to pick one company that made the biggest impression on me it would definitely be Omek Interactive.

The company, which unveiled itself to the public for the first time at the Techonomy 2010 conference held in Tel Aviv earlier this week, was co-founded by a couple over 3.5 years ago. Nevertheless… → Read More