Dance Like Kinect Is Watching: The Interactive LED Amphitheater
# 2013-06-17 05:18:00, Gizmodo
'Tis the season for outdoor music festivals—which, traditionally, means days of sliding over mud-slick fields in galoshes. But in Lyon, a group of designers and engineers dreamt up an alternative: a Kinect-powered interactive amphitheater that radiates light based on the footsteps of attendees. Re...Video: Daily Show’s Lewis Black mocks Google Glass, Xbox One over privacy
# 2013-06-14 13:00:43, BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech
With all the controversy over the NSA’s massive data mining operations, comedian Lewis Black has turned his eye toward two of the most potentially invasive new technologies that are primed to hit the market soon: Google Glass and Microsoft’s new Kinect sensor that can track your facial expressio...Yes, Of Course There Is Kinect Porn [NSFW]
# 2013-06-14 05:23:00, Gizmodo
With the announcement that the Xbox One requires Kinect, there's been plenty of outcry that its ever-present robot eyes are creepy. Especially if you want your Xbox in the bedroom. Artist Alejandro Gomez-Arias probably wouldn't mind, though. Hell, he'd probably be into it; he's already starred in hi...The Xbox One Requiring Kinect Is a Great Thing for Controllers
# 2013-06-11 16:25:00, Gizmodo
Gamers who consider their core hard have always thought of Kinect as just some gimmick Wii-successor that they'd never use because true gamers use analog sticks or fight pads or morse code or something. And maybe the first Kinect was like that. The Kinect 2 on Xbox One? Completely different. It's tr...Microsoft delays Xbox One launch in Asia by a whole year, forgets to even mention Japan (updated)
# 2013-06-10 23:56:00, Engadget
If you thought November 2013 was too long to wait, bear a thought for Asian gamers who will apparently have to wait those six months, plus an additional twelve, to pick up their Xbox One. According to Alan Bowman, Microsoft's Regional VP for Sales and Marketing in Asia, the new console will laun...3D mapping of rooms, again
# 2013-06-08 05:00:27, Hack a Day
Last year we saw what may be the coolest application of a Kinect ever. It was called Kintinuous, and it’s back again, this time as Kintinuous 2.0, with new and improved features. When we first learned of Kintinuous, we were blown away. The ability for a computer with a Kinect to map large-scale areas has applications as diverse as Goog...Xbox One: Microsoft won't charge fee for used game licenses, requires online check-in once every 24 ...
# 2013-06-06 12:22:00, Engadget
Microsoft today unveiled plans to allow used games on its next game console, the Xbox One, ending speculation about fees associated with the process. "Microsoft does not charge a platform fee to retailers, publishers, or consumers for enabling transfer of these games," a Q&A regarding Xbox One l...App uses Kinect to help save lives of oblivious texters
# 2013-06-06 09:45:59, BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech
A postdoctoral researcher at the University of Manitoba has developed a mobile app that uses depth-sensing cameras to alert people who are about to suffer collisions because they’re staring at their smartphones instead of watching where they’re going. The application, known as CrashAlert, is sti...Rock Band creators team up with Disney for next-gen in 'Fantasia: Music Evolved,' headed to Xbox One...
# 2013-06-04 03:00:00, Engadget
The tattoo-laden, musically-inclined game developers behind Frequency, Amplitude, Guitar Hero, Rock Band and Dance Central are taking on Disney's Fantasia, this morning announcing next-gen Kinect game Fantasia: Music Evolved. Like its last game franchise, Harmonix is keeping exclusive to Microso...Get your hands and eyes to LA and put them on Microsoft's Xbox One next week
# 2013-06-03 10:49:00, Engadget
Microsoft's Xbox spokesman Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb is giving fans a chance to take a very early hands-on look at the Xbox One's new gamepad next week. On Monday June 10th, just a day before the official kickoff of E3, Hryb is taking to Microsoft's Century City company store and allotting a sol...Human Asteroids makes you a vector triangle ship
# 2013-05-30 05:00:40, Hack a Day
In 1979, [Nolan Bushnell] released Asteroids to the world. Now, he’s playing the game again, only this time with the help of a laser projector and a Kinect that turns anyone sitting on a stool – in this case [Nolan] himself – into everyone’s favorite vector spaceship. It’s a project for...Charlotte, the hexapod with 3D vision
# 2013-05-29 07:00:27, Hack a Day
Charlotte’s chassis comes from as a kit, but the stock electronics are based on an Arduino – not something for a robot that needs to run computer vision apps. [Kevin] ended up using a Raspi for the controller and gave Charlotte eyes with an Asus XTION. Edit: or a PrimeSense sensor These sensors...The Weekly Roundup for 05.20.2013
# 2013-05-26 13:25:00, Engadget
You might say the week is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workweek, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Weekly Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past seven days -- all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Cl...Report: Xbox One has remote play between consoles so a friend can help
# 2013-05-25 01:22:00, Engadget
Unnamed sources speaking with Polygon say the Xbox One has a remote play feature between consoles, both hardwired and online, allowing friends to take over gameplay remotely. The demonstration the sources claim to have witnessed featured one Xbox One connecting to another using "a local hardwire...The Daily Roundup for 05.24.2013
# 2013-05-24 13:34:00, Engadget
You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours -- all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click o...Microsoft’s Kinect comes to Windows next year
# 2013-05-23 15:00:02, BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech
With all the emphasis that Microsoft is giving to its redesigned Kinect sensor as a key feature of the Xbox One, it’s not surprising that the company wants to bring it to its Windows operating system as well. And sure enough, Microsoft on Thursday announced that it will “deliver a new generation...Microsoft: next-gen Kinect sensor for Windows to launch in 2014
# 2013-05-23 06:52:00, Engadget
Microsoft already gave us a look at its next-gen Kinect alongside the Xbox One, but today the company circled back to announce an update to the Windows version of its sensor. Don't get too excited yet, though: the update won't debut until 2014. Still, Redmond has shared details about some of the...The New Xbox One's Kinect Sensor Is Officially Coming to Windows Next Year
# 2013-05-23 06:51:00, Gizmodo
We knew that the Kinect would be coming to Windows eventually, but it looks like Xbox One's groundbreaking new Kinect sensor won't be stuck tethered to a console for long. Microsoft has just announced that the new and improved motion tracking system will definitely be hitting Windows sometime next ...Air-Powered Force Feedback Could Make Kinect Even More Immersive
# 2013-05-23 03:45:00, Gizmodo
Microsoft's Kinect provided gamers with a hands-free way to play their favorite titles. But when the controller was removed from the situation, so was the haptic force feedback that can enhance gameplay. Most of us were ok with the tradeoff, but not the Imagineers at Disney Research who've come up w...Ask Hackaday: What are we going to do with the new Kinect?
# 2013-05-22 13:00:56, Hack a Day
Yesterday Microsoft announced their new cable box, the Xbox One. Included in the announcement is a vastly improved Kinect sensor. It won’t be available until next Christmas, but now the question is what are we going to do with it? From what initial specs that can be found, the new version of the ...The Xbox One's Secret Killer Feature: Getting You in Shape
# 2013-05-22 07:00:00, Gizmodo
Yes, the new Xbox One is highly covetable for many reasons. But once you get past the games and the TV integration and the rumbling controllers, you finally land on what might be its most useful purpose: The world's most sophisticated workout gadget.Read more...Purchasing behaviour analysis system wants to know what you like
# 2013-05-21 18:25:48, Akihabara News
This marketing analysis tool, under development by Fujitsu, uses technology to sense people’s movement. By analyzing how customers behave in response to merchandise, entirely new kinds of marketing information will be obtainable. “This exhibit is designed with retail stores in mind. The system d...The Daily Roundup for 05.21.2013
# 2013-05-21 12:53:00, Engadget
You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours -- all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click o...Kinect 2 Full Video Walkthrough: The Xbox Sees You Like Never Before
# 2013-05-21 12:15:00, Gizmodo
The new Kinect is kind of awesome. Just by the numbers, it's a huge upgrade. You can see (most of) the full walkthrough we saw just a bit ago here at Microsoft's Redmond campus in the video above. Parts are jaw-dropping. Read more...Hands-on with Xbox One's new gamepad, 'impulse triggers' included
# 2013-05-21 11:49:00, Engadget
You've already read our hands-on with Xbox One's new Kinect and wireless gamepad, but perhaps you noticed our inability to test the gamepad's new "impulse triggers?" Well, we're glad to tell you we've just mended that exception. First things first, though -- we got hands-on with the new gamepad...Xbox One event roundup: Microsoft reveals its next-gen gaming console
# 2013-05-21 09:28:00, Engadget
Will Microsoft's Xbox One be the one gaming console to purchase over the Wii U and PS4? That's a question we'll have to wait until later this year to answer, so let's stick to the present. Redmond made a huge showing across both the software and hardware fronts today, ensuring gamers will have l...Microsoft Confirms That The Xbox One Will Come With An Incredibly Sensitive New Kinect
# 2013-05-21 08:01:21, TechCrunch
The Xbox One was just unveiled at Microsoft's Redmond campus and, true to multiple reports that circulated before the official reveal, the new console will indeed come with a Kinect. And what a Kinect it is! The rumors of a vastly improved Kinect sensor array were right on the money -- this next-ge...Microsoft debuts completely redesigned Kinect for Xbox One
# 2013-05-21 07:29:12, BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech
Microsoft on Tuesday announced a redesigned Kinect motion sensor at its Xbox One press event in Redmond, Washington. The accessory comes bundled with the new gaming console and delivers faster performance, improved gestures and voice recognition, and more. The sensor will allow for gamers to use a v...The New Kinect Is So Sensitive It Can Read Your Heartbeat
# 2013-05-21 07:26:00, Gizmodo
Microsoft claims that the new Kinect is so sensitive that it can see the slightest movement of your wrists and fingers, the tension of your muscles and, amazingly enough, even your heartbeat.Read more...Microsoft's New Kinect: Much More Than Mere Motion Control
# 2013-05-21 07:22:00, Gizmodo
I hope you like motion control because it ain't going nowhere. Microsoft just announced its new Kinect and though it's not literally wired into the Xbox One, it'll be coming with every One sold. But this time, Kinect is less about about gaming, and more about media than ever. Read more...
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