Tag: microsoft kinect
Kinect for Windows hardware and SDK now available
Right on cue, Microsoft have announced the availability of the Kinect for Windows hardware and Software Development Kit, hitting the February 1st release date that Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer promised at CES. Built for developers as "a fully-tested and…
CES 2012: Kinect motion controlling its way to Windows in February
Those longing to get a-tinkering on Windows platforms with Microsoft's Kinect motion sensor for Xbox 360 will be pleased to hear that the Redmond firm will be releasing its Kinect for Windows SDK on the 1st of February. Microsoft…
Kinect sales pass 10 million, 3 game bundle ready for Christmas
Microsoft's Xbox 360 motion-sensing add-on, the Kinect, celebrates its first birthday this week, and with it the news that sales of the unit have now topped 10 million. Now admittedly this shows a steep slowing of sales of the Kinect;…
CES 2011 – Avatar Kinect unveiled
Microsoft's Steve Ballmer recently finished his big keynote announcing among other things, new tablet PCs and the very cool Surface technology. The big story though is that coming in Spring 2011 is Avatar Kinect. Using this technology Kinect will be…
Kinect accuracy to improve to finger-tracking levels?
A firmware update may be on the way that could see the accuracy of Microsoft's Kinect motion-control sensor improve dramatically, according to EuroGamer. Though the Kinect's sensor was initially only believed to be capable of understanding images at 320 x…
Free DLC coming to Kinect Sports and Kinect Joyride
Despite only being available for little over a month, Xbox 360 Kinect launch titles Kinect Sports and Kinect Joyride are to recieve a batch of brand new DLC content. And best of all? It's all absolutely free. The branded content…
Kinect sales hit 2.5 million
Well on the way to the Christmas gaming top-spot, Microsoft have confirmed that their Xbox 360 Kinect motion-sensing contoller has now sold over 2.5 million units. That's in a mere 26 days. "We are thrilled about the consumer response to…
Project Natal becomes Microsoft Kinect: New games and features detailed
Microsoft's motion controller has broken cover a few hours ahead of its official launch at the E3 gaming conference. After going under the codename of Project Natal for over a year, it's now been confirmed by US paper USA Today…
