Report: Google Drops $10M on 3D Video Startup
Google has purchased a startup that produces online 3D virtual tours with user submitted video for an estimated $10 million, according to Israeli newspaper Haaretz. Neither Google nor Quicksee have commented on the report.
The Israeli-based Quicksee, also known as MentorWave Technologies, lets users create 360 degree virtual tours using their own video which can be uploaded and plotted by location on a Google map for all the world to see. The process is a little complicated on the user end (groovy music warning):
In practice, the technology ends up looking very similar to Google’s controversial Street View service.
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