Microsoft Corp made available on Thursday a Windows 7-compatible test version of the software behind its hit Kinect motion-sensing game device, in the hope that developers will invent a host of "hands ...

In the world of motion control there are two competitions occurring. On the one side are two consoles that are attempting to secure their portion of the precise peripheral movement markety by way of ...

Microsoft has yet to provide an exact launch date, but it will allow companies to use Kinect for commercial purposes starting sometime in early 2012. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a technology ...

"Kinect 2 is already here. The great [thing] with Kinect is it's all software. Yeah, there's a sensor bar there, but everything is dealt with in software, which means we can continue to push it." - ...

Voice control isn't the only thing Apple's Siri and Microsoft's Kinect have in common. In both cases, developers have taken it upon themselves to use the software in ways the makers did not intend.

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Soon after the Kinect hit the market last November, academics and hobbyists began to experiment with it. Using open-source drivers on Windows-based ...

Working with Microsoft, a company called Ubi Interactive is bringing us ever-closer to the day when everything is a touch screen. The software from Ubi (no relation to the game publisher Ubisoft) ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Microsoft took a lot of criticism for their initial decision to make their second generation ...

Microsoft's has confirmed that both hardware and software Kinect sales have hit 10 million units worldwide since the motion sensor was first released in November 2010. Microsoft's Xbox 360 motion ...

A Microsoft Kinect hack lets World of Warcraft players cast spells, fight opponents and maneuver their characters using simple hand gestures and body movements. "Our software communicates with the ...

Microsoft has launched a new adapter hardware kit which allows people to connect an Xbox One Kinect sensor to their Windows 8/8.1 PCs. The device costs £29.99 (US$49.99) via the Microsoft Store.

Microsoft has stopped making Kinect sensors seven years after releasing its first model in 2010. Microsoft officials confirmed to Fast Co Design on October 25 that manufacturing of Kinect has ...