Microsoft Project Natal coming to Windows PCs
Microsoft (MSFT) Chairman Bill Gates has confirmed that as well as bringing Project Natal to the Xbo3x 60, Microsoft intends to launch a version of Project Natal that will be compatible with Windows PCs.
Microsoft intends to use the technology with Windows PCs and Bill gates said that it wont just be for games ‘”but for media consumption as a whole, and even if they connect it up to Windows PCs for interacting in terms of meetings, and collaboration, and communication.”
Project Natal uses an RGB camera, a custom processor, a depth sensor and a multi array microphone in the sensor bar, the bar then tracks users movements in a 3D space and can also respond to voice commands.
It will be interesting to see how this project develops, as well as being used for games on your Xbox 360 it could be used for games on your PC or HTPC.
via Slash Gear
July 15th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
I am amazed at how you have taken a tidbit of a rumor from CNET, and without even citing the Bill Gates interview . Gates insinuated that Natal-like capabilities are on the drawing board for Windows. Your line about “Microsoft intends to launch…” makes it sound as if some sort of announcement has been made. This is misleading journalism at best. Please, all of you people who have to rewrite tidbits of stories for miscellaneous news sites: Start Reporting The Truth!
July 17th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
Microsoft has been working on new hand free interfaces for years (multi-touch Surface for instance), I’m sure they have a vision of new user interfaces that could be controlled by full body motion.
Nobody can tell if this will be the death of the mouse and keyboard (I doubt so), but in the end it depends on how the early users (and developers) will adopt the new technology.