We’ve been expecting Microsoft to release an update to the Kinect SDK for Windows that would enable both hand recognition and real-time 3D modeling, and today we finally have a date: verision 1.7 will be released on Monday, March 18th, Engadget reports. Those hand recognition gestures will include “push-to-press buttons, grip-to-pan capabilities, and support for smart ways to accommodate multiple users and two-person interactions,” according to Microsoft. The company will also release code samples on its Kinect for Windows development site for the first time.
Bob Heddle, Director, Kinect for Windows at Microsoft, said that these “Kinect Interactions” (as the gestures are called) came about because Microsoft notices that many developers…
When we first got an early look at Kinect Fusion at Microsoft’s research labs back in December 2011 it seemed like a technology that would take years to be made available as a product, but Microsoft is doing that very soon. The software maker announced today that the 3D object scanning capabilities of Kinect Fusion will be baked into the Kinect for Windows SDK in a future release. Alongside an update for hand recognition, Kinect is getting even more powerful for developers.
Microsoft has previously demonstrated the capabilities of Kinect Fusion, using the technology to make a 3D scan of Sir Isaac Newton’s death mask, cast from Newton’s face following his death. The new feature will allow developers and engineers to create highly…
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Question by Dallen De jesus: Should i get xbox 360 slim with kinect or withought kinect? Im getting a xbox 360 slim soon so should i get xbox 360 slim with kinect or withought kinect because i heard kinect is fun and halo will be in it?
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Answer by ?with … more variaty of games
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Answer by Blemon SurOh! I have one and i Bought them from Amazon. Great for some games in Xbox 360. We’ve been playing Xbox almost all day and they have fun using Kinect. They’re great!
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Question by : What is the whole tracklist for Just Dance 2 for Kinect? I was thinking about buying it and I wanted to know all the songs that would be on it. (JUST THE KINECT VERSION!)
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Answer by Tami52http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_Dance_2 but i can’t find how you can play ”just dance” on a xbox when it says it’s for wii? you probably mean just dance 3
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Question by rileybugsmom: Does anyone know if Nintendo Wii is going to come out with something like the Kinect for Xbox? Does any know if the Wii will come out with something to compet with the Kinect? I love nintendo and dont want to get an Xbox but my daughter really wants a Kinect..
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Answer by some name tbaNo they wont wii was already revolutionary. that’s why xbox made kinect and PlayStation emulated the wii with PlayStation move.
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