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Xbox One Kinect privacy concerns addressed by lawmakers with new bill

, Jun 19th 2013 Discuss [6]

Ever since Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One and the new Kinect sensor, privacy advocates have been up in arms about how the Kinect watches and listens to its users at all times in order to be at the ready when a voice command or hand gesture is initiated. Lawmakers are also joining in, proposing a new bill that wouldn't ban this kind of technology, but require an opt-in option. Read The Full Story

Xbox One privacy concerns assuaged by Microsoft in “always on” explanation

, Jun 6th 2013 Discuss [6]

Microsoft wasn't terribly clear on certain aspects of the Xbox One upon its unveiling, and one area that raised concerns was a claim that the device was "always on," serving as a type of spy in your living room listening to your conversations and peeking at your activities. Microsoft made a couple attempts to clear up some of these concerns last month, but today has detailed privacy specifics that gamers can expect from their next-gen console. Read The Full Story

Xbox One can shut down entirely to prevent always-listening Kinect

, May 28th 2013 Discuss [16]

There has been a lot of confusion surrounding the various new features of the Xbox One, but one of those features seems to have been settled. The Kinect sensor that many people feared would always be listening to your conversations can actually be turned off when not needed. Otherwise, you can use the Kinect to tell it to turn on your fancy new console. Read The Full Story

Xbox One Siri-style speech system and Skype remote play rumored

, May 27th 2013 Discuss [2]

The Xbox One will be able to spot new people even if they're not actively playing, speak to gamers in a manner similar to Siri on the iPhone, and allow stuck players to seek help over Skype, it's rumored. Microsoft was coy with showing all of the new Kinect's features, according to Polygon's sources, at the Xbox One launch last week, saving some of the more advanced two-way interaction for closer to launch. Read The Full Story

New Kinect for Windows borrows Xbox One’s updated sensor

, May 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

The Xbox One introduced a new generation of Kinect motion-sensing earlier this week - now it's time for Microsoft to show how the Kinect for Windows sensor will be evolving as well. This update brings on the Xbox One's Kinect sensor in a package that'll have Windows machines making full use of a sharper HD color camera, noise-isolating microphone array, and a wider field of view than in past Kinect units. Read The Full Story

Disney Research Aireal adds real force-feedback to Kinect gaming

, May 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Next-gen gaming won't be truly immersive until it blows, Disney Research believes, and it has the Kinect accessory to fix that tactile omission. Aireal uses a focused blast of air, fired from a compact cannon designed to sit alongside a sensor-bar like Kinect, to make action on the screen feel all the more realistic; shown off at SIGGRAPH in July, the cannon can track a player around and synchronize with the gameplay. Read The Full Story

Xbox One Kinect includes “no listening” modes for living room privacy

, May 22nd 2013 Discuss [10]

Microsoft has attempted to reassure privacy-perplexed gamers that the new Xbox One will not be a permanent spy camera in their living room, promising that the updated Kinect sensor will support "completely secure" shut-down modes. Kinect will be a standard part of the new Xbox One package, with the new motion-tracking bar even more accurate and perceptive than before, capable even of tracking a gamer's heart rate with no physical contact. Read The Full Story

Xbox One Kinect reportedly to be launched for PC

, May 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

In case you somehow missed the hoopla, Microsoft's next-generation Xbox One gaming console was officially unveiled today, and it turns out that Kinect will be a big part of the system - so big, in fact, that it is a required piece of hardware. The Kinect for Xbox One won't be limited to just use with the gaming console, however, according to the device's program manager Scott Evans. Read The Full Story

Xbox One requires Kinect to function

, May 21st 2013 Discuss [10]

This week as the Xbox One is introduced to the world, the company opposing Sony and their PlayStation 4 have taken an entirely different approach to its first reveal: console, Kinect, and controller included. If you decided that you weren't about to connect a motion-tracking device to your gaming console no matter what the trends in the industry, Microsoft and the Xbox One might have you thinking twice. In a close-up chat with an Xbox UK marketing director it's been revealed that the Xbox requires that its new Kinect device be attached at all times. Read The Full Story

Xbox One introduces Skype video chat with Kinect

, May 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

This week the folks at Microsoft have let it be known that their next-generation console will be going by the name Xbox One, and with it will be coming Skype video chat for the living room. This gaming device is named "Xbox One" because Microsoft intends it to be an all-in-one home entertainment device, with Skype leading the way with group video calls through Kinect. Read The Full Story

Obake stretchy touchscreen concept lets you pinch, prod and pummel data

, Apr 23rd 2013 Discuss [1]

A 3D touchscreen display prototype that can be pinched, pulled, and pushed around might represent the future of digital interaction, allowing immersive data to be physically manipulated. The concept, Obake, is named after Japanese shapeshifting folklore and the handiwork of an MIT Media Lab team led by Dhairya Dand, combining a flexible rubber surface, a Kinect sensor for motion tracking, and a projector for creating a dynamic image your fingers can dig into. Read The Full Story

New Kinect for Windows SDK now available

, Mar 20th 2013 Discuss [1]

When Microsoft launched the Kinect for the Xbox 360 the device proved to be very popular. Not only did it allow users to control video games with their body, but it also turned out to be a device that was infinitely hackable allowing users to take advantage of its sensors for various tasks. Early on some hackers made the Kinect do all sorts of things, including connecting it to a Windows computer for gesture control. Read The Full Story
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