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Kinect 2.0 confirmed for PC
Microsoft has announced that Kinect 2.0, which is bundled with Xbox One, will be also be available for PC users. Kinect program manager Scott Evans stated, "We will bring this to PC. We will have more information soon."
Microsoft R&D project Digits unveiled, gesture-sensing for hands
Posted: 10.10.2012 by Technet2k
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Corporate giant Microsoft's mad scientists are at it again. A Microsoft Research team in Cambridge, UK is working on a project known as Digits which is gesture-sensing as it monitors fingers (digits).
LEDs are mounted on a plastic wrist strap which face the palm and use infrared light to accurately model the user's fingers, and thereby track their movement to discern what gestures they're making.
LEDs are mounted on a plastic wrist strap which face the palm and use infrared light to accurately model the user's fingers, and thereby track their movement to discern what gestures they're making.
Rumor: Kinect 2 tracking image allegedly leaked
Posted: 10.08.2012 by JonahFalcon
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The source that leaked alleged images of the next generation of Microsoft console, thought to be codenamed Durango and named the Xbox Infinity, has leaked a new image, that of the "Kinect 2" and its tracking image.
Rumor: Leaked doc claims 720 launches in 2013, 3D Kinect in 2014, OnLive acquisition
Posted: 17.06.2012 by JonahFalcon
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A new allegedly leaked document from Microsoft supposedly features Microsoft's plans for the Xbox platform through 2015. Highlights in the document include a 2013 launch for the Xbox 720, a new 3D system for Kinect in 2014, and a possible buyout of the OnLive streaming service.
Rumor: Microsoft staffing two new Kinect studios
Posted: 23.01.2012 by JonahFalcon
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Gaming forum NeoGAF has spotted a pair of job openings on Microsoft's official site that seems to indicate that the company is starting two Kinect development studios.
Posted: 22.05.2013 by JonahFalcon
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