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Kinect For Windows Developers Receive 22 Open Source Samples From Microsoft

Kinect for Windows

Microsoft has announced that it will be making 22 Kinect for Windows code samples available to developers, allowing them to tweak and discover how Kinect for Windows can be used in new applications and projects. The 22 Kinect for

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Kinect Controlled Skateboard Concept Unveiled By Toyota

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In a surprising reveal Toyota has unveiled a concept skateboard prototype which is equipped with a Microsoft Kinect motion sensing camera and a Windows 8 tablet. The new concept has been created by Toyota to demonstrate the technology that

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3Gear Dual Kinect Motion Controller System Offers Precise Gesture Control (video)

3Gear Dual Kinect Motion Controller

3Gear a small three person team based in San Francisco has this published a video demonstrating their new gesture control system, that has been built using two Microsoft Kinect controllers. Th team has designed the system to provide users with precise gesture based

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Microsoft Sued Over Kinect Xbox 360 Motion Controller Patent Infringements

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Microsoft launched its Kinect motion controller for its Xbox 360 games console back in November of 2010 and has since then has shipped over 18 million units, as of January 2012. However now Microsoft is being sued over their

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Kinect Gaming Motion Sensor Used To Create Indoor Mapping System (video)

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Researchers at MIT have used one of Microsoft’s Kinect motion gaming controllers, together with a laptop and laser to create a device that is able to map interiors in real time. The device has been designed and created to

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Battery Powered Wi-Fi Kinect Sensor Created (video)

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A team of researchers from the University of Bristol in the UK have created a portable battery powered, Wi-Fi equipped Kinect sensor, which has been constructed using a Linux computer, and a WiFi adapter. The portable Kinect sensor is

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Kinect Toolbox 1.2 Update Converts Gesture Into Mouse Inputs

Kinect Toolbox 1.2 update

Microsoft’s David Catuhe has this week announced the release of a new version of the Kinect Toolbox 1.2. Which is now available to download and brings with it a number of great new features, including the ability to now

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Awesome Kinect V Motion Project, Visual Instrument (video)

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Microsoft’s Kinect motion controller has been hacked to create a wide variety of new applications and devices since its launch, prompting Microsoft to create and release specific SDK packages for their Kinect device enabling developers to push the technology

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Ubi Interactive Utilises Kinect To Convert Any Surface Into A Touch Screen

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Ubi Interactive has unveiled a new system that uses Microsoft’s Kinect motion controller to convert a regular projector to create an interactive touchscreen. The Ubi system utilises the motion-tracking and depth-perception of Microsoft’s Kinect controller. To provide users with a

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Skyrim Kinect Xbox 360 Support Detailed (video)

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Bethesda have this week released a new video detailing a few of the Kinect moves you can expect once its rolled out to Xbox 360 consoles equipped with Kinect motion controllers. The new Skyrim Kinect update will be available

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Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor Kinect Motion Controller Trailer (video)

Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor

Capcom has released a new video showing more details of the Kinect controllers within their Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor game that will be launching on June 22nd 2012. The video after the break show the commands you will be using

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Microsoft Kinect Accelerator Program Kicks Off In Seattle

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Since Microsoft’s Kinect motion controller device first arrived, developers and hackers have been creating weird and wonderful applications for the Kinect device. Which at first left Microsoft in a dilema as to what to do with them. Now after

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