May 2012 will see the release of a new version of the Kinect software for Windows and this week Microsoft’s Craig Eisler published a sneak peek into what we can expect from this update. Looking at the ...

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 ...

SAN DIEGO -- There's no way around it: Banking sucks. And if you're broke like me, opening up your browser to your online banking site only to continually find a zero balance sucks even more. Aside ...

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 ...

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Microsoft released on October 8 an updated version of its Kinect for Windows software development kit (SDK) that includes support for Desktop applications running on Windows 8. Company officials said ...

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Microsoft has been vocal about its plans to foster development of Kinect software for the PC, but the console maker is planning to adapt its motion-sensing hardware to the platform as well. In a post ...

Xbox's Kinect software is reportedly being used to guard the border between North and South Korea. The movement recognition software in Kinect is reportedly transforming the gaming device from being ...

An Australian composer has developed Kinect software used to play a historic organ in Melbourne. An Australian composer has developed Kinect software used to play a historic organ in Melbourne.