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And just like that, all three of the major game consoles now have some semblance of motion controls. Unlike the Nintendo Wii and PlayStation Move, however, Microsoft's Kinect for Xbox 360 opts to get ...

It’s been ten years since Microsoft launched the Kinect camera and it lived quite a life. The Xbox 360 peripheral became a key part of the whole Xbox platform and then years later, almost just as ...

We all know Microsoft’s motion- and voice-controlled Xbox accessory can enhance your games, but its greatest achievement so far has perhaps been in the way it’s breathed fresh life into the DIY ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft resurrected Kinect yesterday during the company’s HoloLens 2 press event ...

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A slim, 32-year-old psychologist, he spends his days behind a one-way mirror at Microsoft’s video games research center here, watching people play the company’s Xbox systems. He looks for smiles, ...

A Kinect-like console has beaten Xbox hardware in U.S. sales, with Nex’s CEO explaining how lessons from the Wii shaped its subscription-first approach.

With the money Microsoft has spent on failed efforts to design hardware, you could finance a trip to Mars. Its failures make up quite a flop parade: WebTV. Spot Watch. Ultimate TV. Ultra Mobile PC.

The concept of a 3D scanner can seem rather simple in theory: simply point a camera at the physical object you wish to scan in, rotate around the object to capture all angles and stitch it together ...

Company announces first interactive sex game for Microsoft's Kinect. Dec. 16, 2010— -- Microsoft's hot new gaming gadget Kinect is getting kinky. The hands-free gaming system may have been ...

Will all these kids be able to use the facial recognition features of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect accessory? Photo courtesy of Microsoft. Early reviews of Microsoft’s Kinect facial recognition feature ...