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Kinect-based 'Microsoft Home'
Posted: 10.02.2011 12:27 by Simon Priest Comments: 3
Microsoft has a fully functioning and kitted out 'future house' they've dubbed Microsoft Home, and inside it's jam-packed with state-of-the-art gizmos.

Featuring heavily is Kinect-like motion and voice recognition systems. Channel 4 news got a first look exclusive at the 'secret' Microsoft Home project.

"My daughter's room has this ability to have her wake it up," said Microsoft Home's Jonathan Cluts. The house is based at Microsoft HQ in Redmond, Seattle.

Cluts says 'wake up' in the room loudly to which the wallpaper springs to life and the room is lit up. He gestures at a 'sun' on the wall which offers a selection of apps. "I can now just use my hand to pick the various things that can be applied to the room," he said.

Check out the behind-the-scenes footage of Microsoft Home below.

Source: CVG
Related games: Kinect (Xbox360)

Comments

By Jake_SI (SI Elite) on Feb 10, 2011
Jake_SI
That's some epic technology in the works by Microsoft, looking forward to seeing what comes to the public from this over the next 5-10 years.
By PowerJack (SI Elite) on Feb 10, 2011
PowerJack
WOW more trash.
Who cares bout that, give me games.
By djole381 (SI Elite) on Feb 10, 2011
djole381
Pretty interesting concepts but many of them still very far away.