Posts Tagged "Kinect"

Xbox 360 owners can finally watch their favourite BBC shows straight from the console. The BBC’s video playback app is available to free and Gold Xbox Live members. The iPlayer app supports Kinect gestures and voice controls as well as the standard Xbox controller. Users can simply wave their arms…

Introducing the all white Xbox 360 Special Edition 4GB Kinect Family Bundle. This limited edition bundle includes the 4GB Xbox 360 Slim, a controller, Kinect sensor, Kinect Sports, Kinect Adventures and a 3 month Gold subscription to Xbox Live. The bundle will cost you $299.99 (about £190) and the controller…

Kinect for Windows and version 1.0 of the Software Development Kit that accompanies it has been taken out of beta by Microsoft. The Windows specific Kinect supports up to 4 Kinect sensors on 1 PC and a ‘near mode’ functionality which allows it to see objects as close as 40cm…

There have been some interesting updates for those interested in news on Microsoft‘s next gaming console. A report on IGN tells us the next Xbox’s graphics processing power to be 6 times more than the Xbox 360′s. This new power will be as a result of the graphics card provided…

According to Eurogamer citing a “development source”, the next version of Kinect will be so accurate, it will be able to lip read. The current version of Kinect was limited by the the “old” USB 2.0 technology used by the Xbox 360. The next version of Xbox will come bundled…

Contrary to the image above, the Kinect will no longer be restricted to just Xbox 360 consoles. Almost immediately following the launch of Kinect, hobbyists and academics from around the world embraced Kinect possibilities in ways that surprised and delighted. And with the launch of a non-commercial software development kit,…