Microsoft may not be known for emotionally compelling advertisements, but its new Kinect Effect ad inspires with aplomb — the ad recognizes the "unexpected things" (read: hacks) which have snowballed since the device's release, and offers a little insight into Microsoft's evolved thinking about Kinect's potential. The video, which you can watch below, shows applications for Kinect being used in the arts, education, science, and medicine. While the demonstrations may be fictional, the emergence of creative Kinect apps is very real.