News tagged ‘kinect’
Tuesday, 10 Apr 2012
Australian Composer/Developer Uses Kinect to Play 83-Year-Old Organ
Think Microsoft's Kinect is all about motion-sensing games? You'll have to re-evaluate what you know about Kinect, when you hear (and see) what Australian composer and developer Chris Vik did with it using Kinectar, a toolkit that uses the Kinect sensor as a MIDI controller.
Wednesday, 28 Mar 2012
Microsoft to Release Kinect for Windows Version 1.5 in May
Offering Windows users a different interactive experience via the Kinect, Kinect for Windows will see an upgrade, version 1.5, at the end of May.
Thursday, 2 Feb 2012
Microsoft Releases Kinect For Windows
14 months after the release of Kinect for Xbox 360, Microsoft have released Kinect for Windows. However, they will not be supporting the device with games, instead, its intended market will be commercial clients and developers.
Monday, 4 Apr 2011
Google's April Fools Joke Turns Real
On April Fools, Google created a new service called Gmail Motion as a prank, but researches have actually made it a real thing.
Friday, 28 Jan 2011
Kinect Boosts Microsoft to Record Revenues
Microsoft's second quarter results have been announced and it looks like its Entertainment & Devices Division aka the Xbox division has delivered, with revenues up by 55%.
Wednesday, 29 Dec 2010
Kinect Hacked to Play World of Warcraft
Kinect has a lot of virtual and real world potential, if there's the right implementation. In fact, the University of Southern California's Institute for Creative Technologies has ported this motion sensing technology onto World of Warcraft.
Monday, 8 Nov 2010
Microsoft Kinect Paints Room In Invisible IR Dots
Puzzled at how the Microsoft Kinect works with an additional Infrared projector? Then it's time to put on those nightvision goggles!
Thursday, 4 Nov 2010
How Xbox Kinect's Motion Detection Works
Ever wondered how Microsoft Xbox Kinect's motion detection works? Wonder no longer, as Wired.com has your answers.
Wednesday, 21 Jul 2010
Microsoft announces pricing for Kinect and a new Xbox 360 4GB console
Microsoft Corp. today announced an all-in-one opportunity to jump into the controller-free fun of Kinect this holiday: the all-new Xbox 360 4GB console, the revolutionary Kinect sensor and "Kinect Adventures" packaged together for a suggested retail price of S$469.