In case you've been living under a rock for the past few months, the release of Microsoft's game changing, voice activated, controller-free peripheral Kinect is right around the corner. As expected, ...

While the Kinect was originally set to be a living room rival to the Wii, the hacker community took advantage of the relatively inexpensive motion sensor to deliver interesting results. Microsoft ...

For PC users more interested in the practical side of Microsoft’s Kinect, a Windows version is now available for $250. Microsoft is also launching the Kinect for Windows commercial software ...

Microsoft has yet to provide an exact launch date, but it will allow companies to use Kinect for commercial purposes starting sometime in early 2012. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a technology ...

The Kinect for Windows SDK, a beta version of which is already available to developers, is being prepared for a commercial rollout in early 2012. The current beta version is targeted at academics, ...

The Kinect is about to cross its one-year anniversary on the Xbox 360. With the full-body sensor heading into its second holiday season, Microsoft announced that it intends to bring official motion ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Microsoft has announced that developers will soon be able to charge for Windows software that ...

Coming up to exactly one year since Microsoft originally released their new Kinect gaming motion controller for the Xbox 360 console, Microsoft has today unveiled plans to release a commercial ...

The software giant launches a version of its motion-sensing game controller for Windows, hoping to spark development of PC applications that use natural user interfaces. Jay Greene, a CNET senior ...

Microsoft delivered a beta of a software development kit (SDK) enabling the Kinect sensor to work with Windows PCs in mid-June 2011. But this SDK was licensed for non-commercial use only. The Softies ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. According to the Kinect manual, the controller-free peripheral needs between 6 and 8 feet of space. That's important to know. Here is the manual's ...

Microsoft made the Kinect for Windows SDK beta available for download earlier this year, enabling programmers to create applications for PCs utilizing motion-sensing technology. Although that release ...