Oh my! When the folks at iFixit tore down a Microsoft Kinect they found a strong little fan among the many, many sensors. They suspect that Microsoft’s a bit paranoid about heat dissipation after the ...

Microsoft has announced that it will cease production of Kinect for Windows v2 sensors, but don’t worry. The company will still support the device and you’ll still be able to buy an Xbox One Kinect ...

Like a spooky ghost rising up from the grave on All Hallows’ Eve, Microsoft’s Kinect accessory is back from the dead—again. Comcast-owned European pay TV company Sky rolled out an accessory to be ...

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Kinect is the latest fruit from the R&D Microsoft has been putting into developing natural user interfaces. While the Nintendo Wii allowed users to interact with videogames using typical gestures and ...

Update at 4:03 p.m. PT: This story has been modified with response from Microsoft. The first person who figures out how to build an open-source driver for Microsoft's much-hyped new Kinect motion ...

Microsoft's Kinect for Windows sensor and development kit are coming to China and a handful of other new markets this fall. Mary Jo Foley Mary Jo Foley has covered the tech industry for 30 years for a ...

Want to plug Microsoft’s motion-sensing Kinect camera directly into your Windows 7 PC? Now you can: Microsoft’s made the Kinect for Windows SDK beta available for download, gratis, and you can get it ...

Watching companies pimp new products, say Microsoft’s Kinect or Sony’s Move, often feels like dropping by an old fashioned tent revival. Plying social media services like Twitter and Facebook, paid ...

Microsoft today released the final Kinect for Windows SDK 2.0, which you can download now for free directly from Microsoft.com. The launch means developers can now finalize their apps for the Kinect ...

How Nex Playground designed a gaming console for kids that won’t make them couch potatoes Nex Playground, a new game console for families with young children, is all about getting players off the ...