All the stories tagged with kinect
Kinect Star Wars video footage online
02/24/2012, It’s going to be a few months before we’ll be able to get our hands on Kinect Star Wars, and if our wordy preview of the game didn’t satisfy your curiously, fret not as we’ve got some more footage of [...]
LightBeam pico projector turns any surface into a display
02/23/2012, One thing about regular projectors we have is the fact that they require a large blank surface to work with, which means you’re usually stuck with a few different walls or surfaces in a room. What if you use the [...]
Doodle Defense is played with a whiteboard and Kinect
02/14/2012, If you’re a fan of tower defense games, you’re going to love Doodle Defense – at least I think you will. Played with a whiteboard, a Kinect, a projector, and a Mac computer, Doodle Defense takes drawing games and tower [...]
Kinect used to aid reverse parking
02/14/2012, A lot of cars have cameras installed in the rear to help drivers when it comes to parking, but most of them are pretty simple setups – with the camera acting as a pair of additional eyes. Well, some folks [...]
Zumba Fitness Rush is Kinect for Xbox 360 exclusive
02/13/2012, Majesco, the name behind the innovative Cooking Mama series that even had men don digital aprons to churn out something delicious on the Nintendo DS all those years ago, is also the publisher of Zumba Fitness Rush, where it will [...]
Kinect based online banking from Etronika a reality now
02/13/2012, We touched on how the face of online banking might get more fun than usual thanks to Etronika, with the introduction of Kinect-based online banking, and while that was still a concept in October last year, times have certainly changed. [...]
Kinect Star Wars bundle arriving on April 3rd
02/10/2012, Last year it was announced that the Kinect Star Wars bundle was going to arrive in April 2012, and it looks like Microsoft will be keeping its promise. According to a recent announcement on the Major Nelson website, we now [...]
Kinect used to treat phantom limb syndrome
02/09/2012, Phantom limb, in case you didn’t know, is a syndrome that sometimes occurs after a limb is amputated but the mind of the patient still thinks that the limb is attached. This can lead to very painful and frustrating experiences [...]
viSparsh Kinect belt helps the blind navigate
02/07/2012, We’re no strangers to technology used to help the less fortunate, but it’s always interesting when it’s done with a device originally intended for gaming – in this case, the Kinect. Well some folks over in New Delhi, India have [...]
Kinect for Windows available today
02/01/2012, We previously reported that Kinect for Windows would be made available on February 1st, and it looks like Microsoft has kept to its promise. The company announced on its Next at Microsoft blog today the availability of the Windows version [...]
Lightsaber duel trailer showcases Kinect capabilities
02/01/2012, Come on now – you know that from the first time you saw a lightsaber duel on DVD or on the silver screen, you too, secretly wished you were born with enough midi-chlorians to enrol in the Jedi Academy. Well, [...]
Mirracle Magic Mirror lets you see inside your body
01/31/2012, In case you didn’t already know, the Kinect can be used as more than just a gaming device – the possibilities of what it can be used for is near limitless. Well, the folks over at the Technical University of [...]
Kinect and Windows Phone team up for “holographic” game engine
01/25/2012, The future of 3D holograms might be nearer than we think, although we will not be playing any form of 3D chess anytime soon ala Star Wars. This particular Kinect hack and a Windows Phone have resulted in a pseudo-holographic [...]
