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Microsoft Kills the Kinect Adapter for Xbox One
Microsoft has discontinued the Kinect Adapter, effectively killing the already-pretty-dead Kinect peripheral.
Microsoft Kills the Kinect for Xbox One
Microsoft has stopped making the Kinect, the gaming accessory that looked, at one point, like it might represent the future of gaming. Because gamers have moved onto bigger and better things.
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Kinect Is Not The Only Game In Town: 3 Awesome Gesture Recognition Projects
The potential for gesture recognition seems massive, but so far, it's also an unknown. How should developers create apps for it, what's the best hardware, and how should the feature be standardized? These important questions are up in the air, so several companies are trying to answer them. Let's take a look at the front-runners.
Kinect Fun Labs - Free Interactive Gadgets For Your Kinect & Xbox 360
The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) comes and goes each year with new games, hardware, planned releases and the occasional freebie. This year Microsoft announced Kinect Fun Labs, a collection of “gadgets” that somewhat resemble highly polished Kinect hacks, free for your Xbox 360.
How To Control Your Windows PC With Kinect
Last time, I introduced you to Kinect hacking on the PC and the drivers involved, as well as a basic zombie survival game demo. While killing zombies is awesome, it's time we moved onto doing something actually useful. So I'd like to show you the Kinemote application, as well as how to use it to control both your mouse for general Windows tasks, and Xbox Media Center.