Tag: Kinect

Once upon a time, Microsoft dreamed of a world in which every entertainment center featured a Kinect. Actually, they wanted the Kinect to be...

Microsoft has seen an increase in sales of Xbox One after dropping the price to $399, albeit without the Kinect system that was originally...

A month before the Xbox One's launch, Microsoft revamps its 360 packages.

With the shadow of a new console looming larger by the day, perhaps it's no surprise that Microsoft didn't wow anyone during their annual E3 press conference today in Los Angeles. No, next year's rumored Xbox 360 successor was not shown, mentioned, or even spotted cannoodling with a Kardashian. Instead, the company chose to focus on expanding features and sequels to their mega franchises.

Bethesda Software announced Xbox 360 owners will soon be able to use Kinect with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Kinect can already been used to control the PC version of the game,

Xbox 360 owners with Kinect can now use voice commands and gestures to browse movies on Netflix. The Netflix interface for 360 also includes...

Check out this video of YouTube user KinectFAAST who uses Kinect technology to control gestures in Skyrim on the PC. The program, called FAAST, is middleware that runs on the OpenNI framework. The OpenNI framework doesn't support voice so the guy uses VAC (Voice Activated Commands) software to convert spoken words to keystrokes via a RazorFish bluetooth headset.

The new 4GB Xbox 360 "Arcade" is now shipping and features built-in Wi-Fi (802.11n), reduced power consumption, and less noise than previous models. The...

The new Xbox 360 from Microsoft is now officially shipping. The leaner Xbox (also being referred to as "Slim" but officially going by "Xbox...