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News: Kinect on PC Offers Multi-Touch Inputs
Sensory depth
Kinect's launch "scratch the surface" of its potential according to Kudo Tsunoda, and enterprising engineers have already coded several interesting applications for the sensor for PC and Mac. Navigating the 360 dashboard and in-game is done by using the hand closest to the sensor, but as this video below shows Kinect is capable of tracking two hands at once, a little like.. Continue Reading »
News: How Much Do Kinect's Components Cost?
You might be surprised
Considering the first Kinect prototype cost $30,000, you might be surprised to learn how cheaply Kinect can now be manufactured. According to a teardown by UBM TechInsights, the cost of Kinect's components is just $56, impressively affordable when you consider the amount of technology inside the sensor (see our list at the bottom of this post). Microsoft has stated that.. Continue Reading »
News: Get Your First Look at the Insides of a Kinect Sensor
See where the money goes
You'd expect Kinect to be housing some serious technology, perhaps even an invisible wizard, and you'd be right (maybe not about the wizard), as website iFixit has torn a sensor to pieces for your study and curiosity. With no fewer than 12 microprocessors handling everything from voice amplification to processing 3D images, four downward-pointing microphones for speech.. Continue Reading »
News: Microsoft to Throw $500m at Kinect Marketing Campaign
Bigger spend than the Xbox 360 launch
We're just weeks away from Kinect's North American launch, so news that its high-profile marketing campaign is about to kick in shouldn't raise too many eyebrows. The names and numbers attached to that campaign might surprise some though, with a reported $500 million being spent to get the Kinect brand familiar to... well, everyone. The campaign will span the.. Continue Reading »
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