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Business is booming on Kinect as Microsoft embraces hackers

posted onJuly 2, 2012
by l33tdawg

Walking the floor at Microsoft’s conference center in Redmond yesterday for the conclusion of the three-month Kinect Accelerator startup program, it was remarkable to see not just tech demos but full-fledged companies being built on the company’s Kinect sensor.

Nconnex uses Kinect to recreate a room on screen, letting people see how furniture would look and fit in their space.

    A Los Angeles-based startup called Styku has struck a deal to pilot its Kinect-powered virtual fitting room technology with a major retailer, a key step toward a broader rollout.

#HITB announces #HITB2012AMS Kinect for Windows CommSec Challenge

posted onMay 7, 2012
by l33tdawg

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 25 April 2012 - Following last year’s successful LEGO Mindstorms Hackerspaces Challenge, HITB is excited to be working with Microsoft for this year’s CommSec Challenge which will bring players into the world of motion capture devices. The Kinect for Windows CommSec Challenge takes place on May 24th and 25th alongside HITBSecConf2012 - Amsterdam.  

Then there was the time Microsoft said 'Go ahead. Hack our Kinect.'

posted onJanuary 12, 2012
by l33tdawg

A funny thing happened on the way to console stardom. Microsoft took it easy.

Back in November, 2010, it launched Kinect - its all-seeing, all -hearing body motion capture device that would "revolutionise" gaming. Microsoft's critics scoffed. How was it any different from Nintendo's Wii controller or Sony's Move?