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Flapping Toasters – Kinect, Meet 1989

, Apr 27th 2011 Discuss [1]

Clever hackers put together an interactive piece of art that is reminiscent of the old Flying Toasters screensaver. The artists call it a kitschy "absurdist reconstruction of the classic screensaver Flying Toasters." Become one with the winged toaster, flap your arms to flap the wings and tilt to flip your tiny silver box to roll away from danger. First off, this looks really fun. Secondly, they're already talking about turning it into a game. This is an early look into something that's going to be super fun. Read The Full Story

Xbox 360 Remains King in 2011

, Apr 14th 2011 Discuss [25]

As of March 2011, Xbox 360 is and remains the number one selling console in the entirety of the United States. This is judged based on console and software sales as well as continued consumer demand for the accessory known as Kinect, aka the fastest selling consumer electronics device in 60 days in recorded history. Sounds pretty impressive, yes? Let's go through a few highlights that'll continue to make your brain melt all over the floor. Read The Full Story

Remote controlled car controlled by Kinect or iPad

, Apr 4th 2011 Discuss [1]

I really like remote controlled cars, they are lots of fun. I know a lot of other geeks do too. I particularly like it when other people take a RC car and hack them to use controls they were never meant to have. A new RC car control hack has surfaced that uses one of two control methods. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Research: Medical Imaging Search Engine

, Mar 18th 2011 Discuss [2]

Right now, we're living in a world where we look at more computer generated imagery than anything else. Doctors are reaching a critical point where the amount of medical imagery generated during something like a routine CT scan is daunting to navigate. Kenju Suzuki at the University of Chicago says, "As medical imaging has advanced, so many images are produced that there is a kind of information overload. The workload has grown a lot." Antonio Criminisi leads a group at Microsoft Research in Cambridge, U.K. working on a system that will make it easier for doctors to work with databases of medical imagery. The system indexes the images generated during the scans. It automatically recognizes organs, and they are working to train the system to detect certain kinds of brain tumors. Read The Full Story

Kinect bringing sight to the blind, sorta.

, Mar 16th 2011 Discuss [3]

Some graduate students at Universität Konstanz in Germany put together a project based on Microsoft's popular Kinect system. Instead of using the system as a gaming controller, they take the Infrared camera's visual data from a helmet mounted Kinect and uses it to relay audio instructions through a wireless headset. This could possibly give the blind warnings about obstructions and directions at a larger distance than the current white cane and/or seeing eye dog system in popular use today. They call it the NAVI, Navigational Aids for the Visually Impaired. Read The Full Story

Kinect hacked for home automation light controller

, 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

Microsoft Touts Over 10 Million Kinect Sensors and Games Sold To Date

, Mar 9th 2011 Discuss [2]

The Guinness World Records seems to be quite active lately bestowing titles for the largest Lady Gaga gatherings to the fastest 1 million Twitter followers reached by Charlie Sheen. Today, a new record has been set for the fastest selling consumer electronics device that's surprisingly not an Apple device but rather the Microsoft Kinect. Read The Full Story

Robot claw delta-robot controlled by Kinect and Arduino

, Mar 8th 2011 Discuss [0]

One time my daughter and I were in the local grocery store and she wanted to play that game where you use the claw to pick up stuffed animals. Somehow, the stars aligned and I ended up winning two stuffed animals for her and now she thinks I can win at will, which isn't accurate at all. Some geeks have developed an interesting new robot for a project in college that reminds me of that game machine at the store. Read The Full Story

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

, 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

Next-Gen Windows UI previewed: Kinect, Windows Phone & bubbly tablets [Video]

, Feb 28th 2011 Discuss [0]

Microsoft has previewed a next-gen UI for smartphones, tablets and PCs, which evolves the traditional windows and icons into bubbles of information which can be manipulated with motion-tracking hardware. The video, presented by Microsoft Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie, shows how gadgets like Kinect and multitouch displays like Surface can be used for more naturalistic interaction with data. Videos after the cut Read The Full Story

Microsoft Xbox 360 Announcements Coming This Week

, Feb 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

Microsoft is planning a conference at the upcoming Game Developers Conference (GDC) this week in San Francisco. Not many details on what the conference will be about specifically, but it is rumored to be Kinect focused. Read The Full Story

Make Vacuuming More Fun With Kinect And Roomba Hack

, 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
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