Microsoft invests a significant amount of money in research and development, trying to invent the next big technology and productizing it or registering patents and licensing it to others. The Microsoft Surface and Kinect for Xbox are two such inventions. While the Surface has failed to gain significant traction, Kinect has been a massive hit and has generated billions of dollars in revenue for .. more …
Key development houses don’t simply get access to new hardware yonks before the rest of us; the biggest cheeses also get a say on the make-up of that hardware. Gears of War graphics wizard Tim Sweeney claims Microsoft expanded Xbox 360′s memory buffer in part at Epic’s suggestion , and the manufacturer has also, reportedly, overhauled Kinect’s capabilities to better facilitate Capcom’s Steel .. more …
Tom HopkinsPublished on May 8, 2012Kinect Star Wars and Spec Ops: The Line demos are now available for gamers to play to their heart’s content.Microsoft launched the Kinect Star Wars demo, which enables gamers to try out the ‘Jedi Destiny, Rancor Rampage and Podracing’ aspects of the game, a few days ago – check out the 1.97GB demo here .Meanwhile, Xbox Live Gold Members and PSN users .. more …
At the University of Minnesota’s Institute of Child Development in Minneapolis, Microsoft’s Kinect is being put to a novel use: detecting autism. New Scientist reports that researchers have equipped a nursery with five Kinect cameras, which, together with computer vision algorithms that can detect unusual behavior, may be able to speed the diagnosis of autism.How exactly does the system work? The .. more …
Kinect might not be the greatest way to play video games, despite its introduction via the Xbox (unless you really, really like dancing), but the technology is still being unraveled as more and more uses are found for the device.The movement and voice sensing systems of the Kinect have found a great many uses through unofficial “hacks,” which Microsoft actually encourages. From 3D object scan to .. more …
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