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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?
7-inch Xbox Surface tablet rumor emerges ahead of Microsoft's major announcement
Microsoft may be preparing to launch an Xbox Surface tablet as leaked documents suggest the company is building a 7-inch tablet.
Windows Embedded Standard 8 CTP 2 now available to download
Microsoft is releasing a second preview of its Windows Embedded Standard 8 operating system.
Kinect for Windows 1.5 released with '10-joint' skeletal tracking and Kinect Studio
Microsoft has released a 1.5 version of its Kinect for Windows software that adds a number of improvements aimed at developers.
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Microsoft selects 11 Kinect Accelerator startups for future app development
Microsoft has selected 11 startups to take part in its Kinect Accelerator program. Each startup will spend April to June in Seattle with office space and $20,000 in investment from Microsoft.
Kinect for Windows 1.5 will feature '10-joint' skeletal tracking and four new speech recognition languages
Microsoft's Kinect for Windows 1.5 SDK will include a new Kinect Studio app, seated skeletal tracking, and four new speech recognition languages.
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Microstang: Microsoft helps build a custom Mustang packed with Windows 8 and Kinect
Microsoft's Channel 9 team have created a custom built Ford Mustang with Windows 8 touchscreens, an Xbox 360, and several Kinect sensors.
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'Making Things See' can teach you how to hack the Kinect
Greg Borstein's book Making Things See from publisher Make: Books aims to be a practical guide to the world of Kinect hacking.
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Microsoft releases Robotics Developer Studio 4 with Kinect support
Microsoft has released the latest version of its Robotics Developer Studio, which includes support for up to four Kinect sensors.
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Kinect and Canon 5D combine for candid 3D imagery
James George and Alexander Porter have collaborated on a series of CCTV-inspired candid photographs, using custom software to combine the Kinect sensor's depth information with images from a Canon 5D.
Kinect for Windows Media Center app adds gesture and voice control for $6.99
Kinect for Media Center is now available, bringing voice and gesture navigation to Windows 7 Media Center.
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Depthcam uses Kinect and HTML5 to let you pan and zoom live 3D video
Developer George MacKerron took a Kinect and gave birth to the depthcam. It produces a live video stream with 3D space that you can click and drag to virtually pan through, and you can use the scroll wheel to zoom.
Kinect for Windows hardware and SDK released, adds support for 'near mode'
Microsoft releases Kinect for Windows 1.0 SDK, adding support for new hardware "near mode" feature.
Asus working on prototype Kinect-equipped Windows 8 laptops?
Asus rumored to be working on Windows 8 laptops with built-in Kinect sensors.
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SoftKinetic's ten-finger virtual puppet show demo video walkthrough
Gesture control company SoftKinetic released a public alpha of new firmware for its DepthSense 311 that it claims will detect finger movement from as close as 15cm (vs. Kinect's 50cm) and as far away as about three feet. We try it out with a puppet show!
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Kinect Fusion and Swivel by FaceCake hands-on video
Hands-on look at Microsoft's Kinect Fusion and Swivel by FaceCake from CES 2012.
'Microsoft Flight' hands-on video
Microsoft Flight game demonstration at CES 2012.
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Kinect for Windows coming February 1st with 'near mode' — not for use with Xbox 360
Ballmer just said it live on stage at CES. Yelling it, no less. Short and sweet. Kinect for Windows will be official on February 1st.