Kinect hacks, research, and alternative uses

Kinect is helping guard the Korean border

Kinect could make Skype calls less awkward

Kinect app that turns any surface into a 'touchscreen' debuts for $149

Kinect turns your bathtub into a giant liquid touchscreen

A virtual reality Paperboy made with Kinect and the Oculus Rift

Cracking Kinect: the Xbox One's new sensor could be a hardware hacker's dream

Will a higher-resolution camera lead to more inventive DIY creations?

Precognitive robot knows you need help before you do

Microsoft working with US military to create Kinect-powered physical therapy system

Watch this: Kinect-powered motion capture mimics your facial movements in real time

Watch this: mechanical ceiling mimics the feeling of being underwater

MIT researchers equip real-time mapping system with Kinect sensor

British researchers build battery-powered, Wi-Fi-enabled Kinect sensor

Researchers at the University of Bristol in the UK have built a self-contained Kinect unit which runs on battery power and uses Wi-Fi for communication.

Stroke victim sends email through homemade Kinect interface

Blogger Chad Ruble has created an innovative, gesture-powered interface for his aphasia-suffering mother, using Microsoft's Kinect accessory to help her send simple emails.

Watch this: Kinect-powered robot follows visitors at London gallery

Running at London's Tate Gallery earlier this month, "Fearful Symmetry" used a set of three Kinect sensors to interact with visitors.

Kinect-controlled trashcan tracks and catches airborne waste

Japanese modder FRP has created the Smart Trashbox -- a Kinect-controlled waste basket that automatically tracks and catches airborne pieces of trash.

Nanosatellites equipped with Kinect could join together like space LEGO

Researchers are developing a new kind of satellite that utilizes Kinect for spatial awareness, potentially allowing them to join together in space.

Kinect-enabled Kreek interface uses a flexible surface for added depth

A new Kinect hack features a flexible interface to create a touch screen-like interface with an extra layer of depth.

Ubi Interactive working on Kinect-powered projectable touchscreens

Ubi Interactive is working on a system that uses a projector in combination with a Kinect sensor to create a touchscreen that can be cast onto just about any surface.

Kinect LiveAR concept lets iPad users get in on the action (video)

Premium Agency's LiveAR lets users interact with Kinect, digital signage, and other video cameras by throwing up CG elements from an iPad app.

Kinect-powered LightGuide prototype trains your muscle movements with projected light

Researchers from Microsoft and the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois have created a prototype system called LightGuide that could help with that and more — it projects visual feedback onto users' arms to help teach them correct movements for a variety of tasks.

Augmented Reality Sandbox uses Kinect for real-time topography and simulated water

The Augmented Reality Sandbox uses a Kinect sensor and a projector to create an interactive topographical map with real-time water simulations, and the best thing about it is that it looks very simple to operate. The sandbox is intended to be installed at museums to help introduce topographical lines, elevation maps, and how and where lakes form to young visitors.

Kinect and PlayStation Eye combined in 3D augmented reality coffee table

Bastian Broecker's amazing coffee table uses Microsoft's Kinect sensor, infrared lasers, a PlayStation Eye, and head tracking software to create a 3D augmented reality experience.

Rethink Music 'hackathon' developers build creative music apps with the help of Kinect and Spotify

Berklee College's Rethink Music conference isn't just for those in the music business — over the weekend, Boston-based music intelligence company the Echo Nest sponsored a "hackathon" at Microsoft's New England Research and Development Center.

New iPad, Kinect sensor, and 24-foot screen combined to make massive interactive tablet

Crunchy Logistics has just unveiled its Padzilla Too video display, which blows up a new iPad's display to 24 x 12 feet and uses a Microsoft Kinect sensor to pick up gestures.

Kinect used to control 83-year-old, four-story high organ in Australia

An Australian composer has developed Kinect software used to play a historic organ in Melbourne.