The Kinect definitely inspired some creative ideas and applications. Originally designed as an input device for the Xbox 360 console, it quickly grew in popularity and use case.

This helps train the Kinect to recognize different types of faces and create avatars such as those found in “Kinect Sports Rivals.” In another building, User Research Lead Anatole Chen works with a ...

The Kinect is truly an amazing device, but it might not be what you expect. Even worse, you might get it home and discover it's not actually usable in your house.

Microsoft produced Kinect hardware that worked with Windows PCs, along with an SDK to develop software for it, and a variety of researchers have taken advantage of this, using the peripheral for ...

Kinect Sports was created by Microsoft subsidiary Rare, based out of the U.K. The European influence shows, because the game includes what we Americans call soccer, but not real football or baseball.

The Kinect is poised to be the monster item this holiday season, and if it can build on the momentum, then expect great things from the Kinect. It isn’t for everyone, but it should appeal to ...

The cheaper, no-Kinect version of the Xbox One gives buyers a better deal by eliminating the one part of the console they probably didn't want to begin with -- but the PS4 remains a compelling ...

You can lay hands on the Kinect for Windows bundle come February 1 for $249, which…wait, isn’t Kinect for the Xbox 360 just $149? $119 discounted (brand new) at places like Amazon? Well under ...

Microsoft never intended to sell Kinect as a standalone SKU, because Kinect was supposed to inextricable from the Xbox One experience. It’s removal was the boldest sea change in a series of ...

Earlier this morning, Microsoft announced that they would be releasing a Kinect-less Xbox for $400 starting June 9, but in the end no Kinect is good for business but bad for video games.

Kinect games, including “Kinectimals,” “Kinect Sports,” “Kinect Joy Ride” and MTV Games’ and Harmonix’s “Dance Central” will retail for $49.99 (U.S. ERP). In addition to games, Kinect changes the way ...

For $200, you get Kinect v2.0, that’s it — no software, nada. If you want to develop anything for it, you’ll have to hook up with the Kinect for Windows SDK 2.0, which Microsoft notes is ...