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Open Source Kinect Drivers

In November 2010, Adafruit Industries offered a bounty for an open-source driver for Kinect. Microsoft openly voiced its disapproval of the bounty, stating that it “does not condone the modification of its products” and that it had “built in numerous hardware and software safeguards designed to reduce the chances of product tampering”.[62] On November 10, [...]

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How Kinect enhances your Xbox Live Experience

How Kinect enhances your Xbox Live Experience

If you thought Xbox Kinect is intended simply for casual gaming, boy are you wrong. Microsoft has a secret weapon here and people are just beginning to see the potential. We thought we would feature several ways Kinect enhances your Xbox Live experience. Not only can you control your TV controller free (finally no more [...]

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Kinect Dashboard: A Preview of the next Xbox Interface

Kinect Dashboard: A Preview of the next Xbox Interface

The Xbox 360 user menu brought gaming dashboards to the next level and Kinect does it again. This time users will have the ability to navigate with their hands, speak commands and video chat with their friends. Kinect does something different for the living room; it is more than a console and more than a [...]

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