Microsoft Research demo: Augmented reality with Kinect, tablet, distributed computing Here in Redmond this morning, Microsoft Research is marking its 20th anniversary as the company’s basic research unit. In addition… Read More
Microsoft, Bill Gates patent ‘virtual entertainment,’ with belt A patent awarded to Microsoft this morning, with Bill Gates listed as one of the inventors, will sound familiar to… Read More
Microsoft’s ‘KinectFusion’ creates real-time, 3D model of an entire room, and more Is this a glimpse of the future of Kinect for Xbox 360 and Windows? During a Microsoft Research demo event… Read More
Fruit Ninja to give Microsoft’s Xbox Kinect some extra juice Fruit Ninja debuts this week for Microsoft’s Xbox Live — using the Kinect motion sensor to let gamers slice through… Read More
Microsoft figures out how to make a nearly perfect 3D model of the human face You know you’re on to something in computer graphics when you get to explain in your research paper how you’ve advanced… Read More
Seagull poop and other highlights from Avatar Kinect The launch of Microsoft’s Avatar Kinect yesterday has provided a new form of creative expression to Xbox 360 users —… Read More
Xbox launches Avatar Kinect: A review by my avatar After a long wait, Microsoft today is releasing Avatar Kinect, the online video chat application for Xbox that uses the… Read More
Kinect quadrocopter flight, perfected by Swiss researchers One of the projects recently used to demonstrate Microsoft’s new Kinect software development kit for Windows was a quadrocopter control… Read More
Microsoft sees a future for Kinect avatars in health care As Microsoft looks to take its Kinect sensor beyond video games into mainstream computing, a top company executive today provided… Read More
Microsoft’s bold claim: Change TV viewing with interactive ads using Kinect Microsoft is showing off a new online advertising technology today that one software executive says could “change television as we… Read More
Kinect on Windows: Results from a 1-day coding marathon In conjunction with its release of a Kinect software development kit for Windows 7 today, Microsoft held a “Code Camp”… Read More
Q&A: Details on Microsoft’s Kinect release for Windows Microsoft this morning officially brought its Kinect motion sensor to Windows PCs — releasing a software development kit that will… Read More
Kinect goes legit on Windows as Microsoft releases software development kit Ready to use your voice and hands to control your PC? How about a virtual orchestra or a flying quadrocopter?… Read More
Your TV is ringing: Comcast to offer Skype video calls in HD Skype this afternoon announced a partnership with Comcast to bring video calls to more television sets — signaling that it… Read More
Video: Kinect goes Star Wars One of the E3 leaks from Microsoft’s website this morning was a new Star Wars game for the Kinect motion-sensor,… Read More
Halo 4 in development, and other E3 leaks from Microsoft’s own site Halo 4 is “on the way.” That’s the (inadvertently) official word from Microsoft this morning. The company isn’t taking the stage… Read More
Platform or not, Microsoft’s Xbox business is booming Next week is the big E3 video-game convention, and Microsoft’s Xbox team this morning kicked off the competitive jockeying by… Read More
Skype and Kinect could be Microsoft’s new killer combo Update: It’s official: Microsoft adds new ‘Skype Division’ in $8.5 billion deal Microsoft’s blockbuster agreement to acquire Skype is all… Read More
Microsoft profits climb as Xbox, Office trump PC slump Microsoft’s Xbox, Office and Windows Server businesses helped the company overcome a down quarter for the Windows PC market. The… Read More
Wii sequel in 2012: Can Nintendo top PS3, Xbox 360? In the process of announcing its latest financial results this morning, Nintendo confirmed that it plans to release the successor… Read More
Nerd Notes: A Kinect controlled armchair, a chameleon attacks and a president steals a pen An official Rise of the Planet of the Apes trailer is released featuring slick CG apes, courtesy of Weta Digital… Read More
Inside Microsoft’s Kinect SDK Get ready for a new wave of Kinect applications on Windows PCs. One of Microsoft’s goals at its MIX conference… Read More
How to write on a Nordstrom window with Microsoft’s Kinect Nordstrom’s flagship store in downtown Seattle is currently featuring a neat little technological trick, allowing passersby to write and doodle… Read More
Xbox 360 scores its biggest non-holiday month ever Microsoft sold 535,000 Xbox 360s in the United States in February, the biggest month in the console’s history outside of… Read More
More Kinect coolness: Business collaboration and home automation hacks Microsoft plans to soon release a software development kit allowing hobbyists and academics to build applications for its Kinect motion… Read More
Kinect tops 10 million, but Guinness world record a bit shaky Microsoft this morning announced that the Kinect motion sensor for Xbox 360 has surpassed 10 million units shipped since its… Read More
