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Next-gen Kinect coming to Windows in 2014

Among the array of new features unveiled at Microsoft’s Xbox One revealing on Tuesday were the upgrades to the new… Read More

Xbox One: Watch the new Kinect detect a heart rate from across the room

Microsoft has significantly upgraded the sensing capabilities of the second-generation Kinect sensor that will ship with the newly announced Xbox… Read More

The next Xbox: What to expect from Microsoft’s new console

Well, we’re almost there. In less than 24 hours, the tech world will be listening and watching in anticipation as… Read More

How this startup went from Microsoft’s Kinect Accelerator to creating a kickass iOS app

If you haven’t heard of Freak’n Genius, well, the past week at the company will tell you everything you need… Read More

This startup hacks the brain to help make you a better athlete

For a golfer trying to perfect his or her swing, there are several ways to be like Tiger Woods: You… Read More

Microsoft releases new Kinect interactions and 3D modeling for Windows

Microsoft this morning released a new version of its Kinect for Windows software development kit, adding features including 3D modeling… Read More

Microsoft is making Kinect more perceptive, using big data and machine learning

One of the projects on display at the Microsoft Research TechFest event in Redmond this week is an upcoming addition… Read More

How this Tokyo retailer used Kinect to turn mannequins into marionettes

You can always count on Japan for the weirdest inventions out there. The latest head-scratcher involves Microsoft’s Kinect and a… Read More

Microsoft’s new vision: A big screen on every wall, and a Kinect sensor in every bezel

Was that the next generation of Kinect in the bezel of the standup screen at Microsoft’s Envisioning Center? Trying to get… Read More

Microsoft: 24M Kinects sold, Xbox Live hits 46M members

Microsoft this afternoon released a wave of stats related to the Xbox 360, including Xbox Live membership growth and the… Read More

Microsoft: Big possibilities for ‘IllumiRoom’ technology

“Some companies talk about a reality distortion field — we’ve actually built one.” That is how Eric Rudder, Microsoft’s chief… Read More

Microsoft Kinect helping soldiers with physical therapy

There are lots of applications for Microsoft’s Kinect. Some let you dance your pants off, while others can improve your… Read More

Nintendo president explains why Wii U trumps Xbox Kinect

Nintendo America president Reggie Fils-Aime had a brief interview with CNBC Monday and explained why the new Wii U console… Read More

Kinect-based medical software startup Jintronix raises cash from Madrona, plans move to Seattle

Entrepreneur Justin Tan’s business idea was sparked by a very serious situation. On a flight from New York to Paris,… Read More

Xbox team’s ‘consumer detector’ would dis-Kinect freeloading TV viewers

A newly surfaced patent filing from Microsoft’s Xbox Incubation team details one of the new innovations they’ve been thinking about.… Read More

Game experts debate: Is Microsoft Kinect a passing fad or here to stay?

The gaming panel today at the WTIA’s TechNW conference featured some well-known names from the industry talking about a wide… Read More

Podcast

Podcast: iOS 6, iPhone 5, and more from the week in tech

We had a lot of fun putting together this week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast, talking at length about Apple’s… Read More

Sesame Street goes interactive on Kinect, our kids give it a try

This is better than regular television. But it’s very hard to beat the good old-fashioned real world. That was the… Read More

Son develops visual-based, Kinect-powered email system for stroke-stricken mother

The blog Dad Hoc brings us the story of a custom-developed Kinect-powered email system, which was built for a stroke victim… Read More

Nissan pilots immersive Kinect experience at dealerships

When Microsoft expanded its Kinect sensor to Windows and made a software development kit available for commercial applications, we wondered… Read More

How Kinect, smartphones and programming are reshaping high school

Tech-minded teachers from across the country are on the Microsoft campus in Redmond this week, sharing some of the new… Read More

Is Microsoft the digital art world’s newest best friend?

Those wacky guys over at PBS’s Idea Channel. The show, which focuses on the convergence of tech, art and pop… Read More

How Microsoft’s new Bing Fund will invest in startups

Microsoft today confirmed that it has created a new angel investment fund and startup incubator sponsored by its Bing search… Read More

Business is booming on Kinect as Microsoft embraces hackers

Walking the floor at Microsoft’s conference center in Redmond yesterday for the conclusion of the three-month Kinect Accelerator startup program,… Read More

Q&A: TechStars CEO David Cohen sees Microsoft Kinect as a startup engine

After three months of work, putting in long hours to hone their technologies and business plans, eleven startups will be… Read More

Kinect in the car: Microsoft sees gestures, facial tracking in next wave of auto tech

Microsoft’s Kinect sensor has already expanded beyond the Xbox 360 to Windows PCs. Next stop? The car. People will be… Read More

Kinect to the music: How this geek turns motion into song

As if Kinect didn’t do enough already, Aussie sound artist and developer Chris Vik is working on software that translates… Read More

Happy or sad? You might not see that ad, if Microsoft Kinect can figure out your mood

A while back we reported about a Microsoft patent application for a system that would scan your posts on Facebook… Read More

Kinetix Academy taps power of Kinect to help kids with autism

One of the core ideas behind Startup Weekend is that smart people from various backgrounds and professions can do great… Read More

Kinect for Windows adds seated skeletal tracking

Microsoft released a new software development kit for its Kinect for Windows sensor today, expanding the capabilities of the platform… Read More