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SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up: March 9, 2012

Chris Burns, Mar 9th 2012 Discuss [0]

Now that nearly 48 hours have passed since the dawning of the new iPad, we can finally ease back into non-iPad news in a solid way. Not that we don't love the iPad, because we certainly do, but we're glad to see the tech world begin to release news outside that realm for the bulk of the earth. Now let's begin with some awesome news from Samsung: Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrades for Galaxy S II on the 10th of May! Read The Full Story

Microsoft researchers show off system to turn your home into a controller for games and more

Shane McGlaun, May 11th 2011 Discuss [5]

I am with Don on the fate of the Kinect in my home. I haven't used the Kinect since the day it came into the house. The controller was just not that great for my kids and in my home and we quickly lost interest in the device. The coolest thing about Kinect to me is all the hacks that geeks have made using the motion controller. Microsoft Research is showing off a new concept that goes well beyond using your body as the controller for games. Read The Full Story

Project iKinect adds iPhone to Kinect gaming for boosted control [Video]

Chris Davies, Apr 29th 2011 Discuss [1]

The great Kinect hacks continue, and next up is a way to bypass Microsoft's limitations on micro-movement recognition by throwing another controller into the mixture: namely an iPhone. Project iKinect is a PC-based co-play system which allows for more complex gameplay, using the Kinect motion sensor to track general movement and the iPhone's various sensors and touchscreen for micro-movement recognition. Read The Full Story

Airpiano: No Longer Just A Cool Concept, Available For Order Now

Rue Liu, Apr 26th 2011 Discuss [0]

Over two years ago, an interesting instrument of sorts jumped on our radar called the Airpiano. At the time it was an interesting concept by Omer Yosher presented at the Berlin Design Festival that allowed you to play music just by moving your hands around in the air over a motion-sensing board. Now, the concept has finally become a commercial reality, with the first limited trial batch ready for order and newer video demos after the cut. Read The Full Story

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I Haven’t Played My Kinect Since Launch

Don Reisinger, Apr 17th 2011 Discuss [43]

When the Microsoft Kinect launched in November, allowing gamers to play video games with only the movement of their bodies, everyone wondered if it would catch on. Now with more than 10 million units sold, it clearly has.

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Wii 2: What’ll it be? Roundup time!

Chris Burns, Apr 15th 2011 Discuss [9]

It's been nearly five full years since Nintendo released the gaming system that busted a thousand television sets and set millions of hearts on fire with the desire to play video games with their arms instead of their thumbs. Now we're well on our way to a second iteration of this massively successful gaming system, and it's looking like it's going to be landing by June! And what'll it be? Certainly not glasses-free 3D, that's for sure. Read The Full Story

Kinect hacked for home automation light controller

Shane McGlaun, Mar 10th 2011 Discuss [0]

Geeks are hacking the Kinect for all sorts of things all around the world. I like the Kinect most when it's used to control a robot, but there are all sorts of other cool things that the Kinect can do. One of the latest hacks comes from a geek known as Nitrogen. Read The Full Story

PS Move motion control tech to be offered to research and academia via Move.Me

Shane McGlaun, Mar 3rd 2011 Discuss [0]

Geeks are hacking the Microsoft Kinect motion controller all over the place to do all sorts of stuff that it was never meant to do. Several of the hacks have had to do with using the Kinect to control robots. The last time I mentioned a hack it was to control a Roomba vacuum cleaner. Sony wants people in the research and academic communities to hack its Move motion controller too. Read The Full Story

Kinect hacked into 3D scanner for making foam busts of users

Shane McGlaun, Feb 28th 2011 Discuss [0]

The Kinect has turned out to be something that in my house at least rarely gets used. It is a very cool device though and I continue to be amazed at some of the things that geeks are able to hack the Kinect to do. One of the latest hacks turns the Kinect into a crude 3D scanner that can turn the pose the person stands with in front of the camera into a foam bust. Read The Full Story

Make Vacuuming More Fun With Kinect And Roomba Hack

Rue Liu, Feb 16th 2011 Discuss [2]

Microsoft’s Kinect has been the target of hackers since the day it launched. Since the Kinect recognizes gestures and movements the number of hacks seems limitless. Another one has popped up on YouTube today and demonstrates a more entertaining and interactive way to vacuum with a roomba. Read The Full Story

Kinect connects to Android for reading depth info

Shane McGlaun, Feb 14th 2011 Discuss [0]

Kinect hacks are coming with geeks taking the device that Microsoft intended for the Xbox 360 console and hacking it to do things Microsoft never envisioned. As it, turns out the hacking community for the Kinect grew quickly and today the Kinect will do things like allowing doctors to perform surgery, control robots, and lots more. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Looking to Bring Kinect Drivers and SDK to Windows

Evan Selleck, Jan 19th 2011 Discuss [0]

Since the launch of Microsoft's peripheral, Kinect, it's been flying off the shelves. And while casual gamers are enjoying the device, it's also been getting a lot of attention from the types that like to do things on their own. The Kinect has been used to let a robot help you work out, and even help in surgery. The hacks are certainly all over the place, and while Microsoft wasn't particularly warm to the idea at first, the company is certainly enjoying the idea now. So much so, in fact, that it may turn out the company is getting ready to deliver official drivers, and a software developer's kit (SDK) for Windows. Read The Full Story