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Leaked Durango Kinect specs hint at dramatically higher motion detection

By Stephan Lourens
02.20.13 | No Comments

The specs for the Kinect 2.0, the next generation depth camera and motion sensor to be coupled with the new Xbox, have been leaked according to a lengthy report on VGLeaks, a trusted source of hardware tips on the internet. Running on a dedicated Durango system, the next-generation Kinect sensor ...

Tags: Kinect, motion sensor
Kinect-enabled IllumiRoom brings us one step closer to Star Trek-style holodecks

By Steven Norris: Gearburn Editor
01.10.13 | No Comments

Your Xbox is cool again. And it’s thanks to Microsoft's latest innovation, the IllumiRoom. Watch the video and we’ll play catchup after that. Microsoft's research team say that IllumiRoom "can change the appearance of the room, induce apparent motion, extend the field of view, and enable entirely new game experiences.” We ...

Tags: Illumiroom, Kinect
‘Woven’ is the Kinect-like t-shirt that will get you off your ass and moving

By Stephan Lourens
12.14.12 | No Comments

The crazy Dutch. From the land of Tulips and tall fair skinned stoners comes the latest invention. The television remote you can wear. Well it's actually more than that. Woven was developed by two Dutch students as a wearable gaming and social interactive garment. It's like a Kinect that you ...

Tags: fashion, Kinect
New Microsoft motion-tracking venture project ‘Digit’ is all about the wrist

By Steven Norris: Gearburn Editor
10.09.12 | No Comments

Kinect, it fills our stomachs with bile. Here was potentially the greatest controller to ever hit consoles, but was and is sorely underutilised. Is it down to the cumbersome tech, a hefty price or lack of innovative software? Whatever's cock-blocking motion-technology isn't getting Microsoft down and today, news of a ...

Tags: Kinect, Microsoft, motion capture, motion sensor
Minority Report is real — welcome to the world of the Leap

By Steven Norris: Gearburn Editor
05.24.12 | Comments Off

"Shut up and take my money" we say to Leap -- the US$70 Kinect-like device which replaces your mouse. But is it too good to be true? No actually, it's as real as apples and rainbows but at least three times more life-affirming. From Leapmotion comes the Leap, and the company ...

Tags: hands-free controls, Kinect, Leap
8 things you can do with the Kinect – besides play games

By Lauren Granger
03.22.12 | Comments Off

When Microsoft launched the Kinect in 2010, I think the world must have collectively sighed. Here was a device that recognised your movements and your voice and allowed your body to act as a controller. It was a 3D camera that you could hold in one hand. It recognised who ...

Tags: bloomingdales, board of awesomeness, board of imagination, bodymetrics, chaotic moon, dedon, Kinect, kinect games, Kinect Hacks, Microsoft, Motion Control, quadrocopters, rehabilitation, smarter cart, sunnybrook health sciences centre, XBox Kinect
‘No new Xbox in 2012′ says Microsoft

By Steven Norris: Gearburn Editor
03.16.12 | 3 Comments

The Xbox 360 is doing well. After hanging onto the top of the charts for a year and change and dominating 46% of the US console market, it seems like the time to herald in a new Xbox. Not so, says Microsoft. David Dennis, Xbox spokesperson and Group Manager of PR ...

Tags: david dennis, Kinect, Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox 720, XBox Live
Star Wars-themed Xbox 360 console warps in April 3

By Staff Reporter
02.09.12 | Comments Off

The resilient, seven-year old Xbox 360 travels to a galaxy far, far away with the imminent release of the Star Wars Xbox 360 Kinect Bundle. Major Nelson, Microsoft’s director of programming for Xbox Live revealed on Twitter that the Star Wars-themed console will be unleashed on April 3, at a price ...

Tags: Kinect, Star Wars, Xbox
Kinect for PCs — grab it now!

By Steven Norris: Gearburn Editor
02.02.12 | Comments Off

Kinect, the hands-free gaming device originally exclusive to the Xbox 360, is now available for Windows. At CES, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced that Kinect for Windows would ship on February 1. Today, version 1.0 of the runtime and SDK are ready for download. Eager users can grab Kinect for Windows at ...

Tags: download, Kinect, SDK, Windows
Xbox update – top feature roundup

By Steven Norris: Gearburn Editor
12.06.11 | Comments Off

The Xbox 360 dashboard update of late 2011 brings with it a complete redesign of the console's interface, as well as some engaging new Kinect tricks. The reviews have been overwhelmingly positive and at Gearburn we generally agree with what the rest of the Web has been saying. The dashboard ...

Tags: apps, Bing, dashboard, Kinect, update fall 2011, Voice Search, Xbox

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Topics

Leaked Durango Kinect specs hint at dramatically higher motion detection

Kinect-enabled IllumiRoom brings us one step closer to Star Trek-style holodecks

‘Woven’ is the Kinect-like t-shirt that will get you off your ass and moving

New Microsoft motion-tracking venture project ‘Digit’ is all about the wrist

Minority Report is real — welcome to the world of the Leap

8 things you can do with the Kinect – besides play games

‘No new Xbox in 2012′ says Microsoft

Star Wars-themed Xbox 360 console warps in April 3

Kinect for PCs — grab it now!

Xbox update – top feature roundup

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