Microsoft might’ve stripped the Kinect out of the Xbox One recently, but that doesn’t make the hardware itself any less impressive—it’s just not the best device for a low-cost gaming console at the ...

Microsoft engineers spoke publicly for the first time yesterday about how they built the Kinect motion sensing system, offering a rare glimpse inside the secret world of product design. After being ...

Microsoft is still Microsoft. Despite Apple’s dominating brand and their ability to steal headlines — iPhone 5 and iPad 3 come to mind — the creative brains at Microsoft have been busy themselves, for ...

Microsoft has created a unique experience with its Kinect motion-control gaming system. On its face, it’s more compelling than either the Nintendo Wii, which is now showing its age, and the Sony ...

Microsoft has released a version of its Kinect voice and motion-controlled sensor for Windows-based PCs. Kinect for Windows, which joins the existing and hugely popular Kinect for Xbox 360, features a ...

Microsoft will build a Kinect device specifically for use with PCs, as the company prepares to launch a program to support commercial products developed for Kinect and Windows. Kinect is the motion ...

Microsoft's Kinect for Windows sensor and development kit are coming to China and a handful of other new markets this fall. Mary Jo Foley Mary Jo Foley has covered the tech industry for 30 years for a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Curtis is a veteran journalist who never put down his Magic cards. My Kinect, which is my second Kinect, is plugged into a Xbox ...

Microsoft Kinect is certainly an innovative piece of hardware — albeit with a number of limitations. Like any motion control device, space and calibration can be a pain and, despite a few exceptions, ...

I'm old enough to remember when the Kinect was a central feature of Microsoft's Xbox One platform. The quixotic depth sensing camera was meant to transform the way we played video games, watched TV ...

With the Kinect for Windows v2 sensor and SDK 2.0 in the wild, Redmond will end sales of its original device in 2015. Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you ...

Microsoft's Kinect gaming peripheral will be coming to the Windows operating system in Feburary. The company says is has sold 18 million units of the motion sensor. Roger Cheng Former Executive Editor ...