When even Microsoft and Google start turning to the iTunes Store in hopes of finding success, you know Apple has done something right. Microsoft has released its first-ever iOS game, Kinectimals, available now for $2.99.
Replacing the titular motion controller …
Microsoft’s next-generation Kinect device may be accurate enough to read your lips. It has also been stated that future Xbox consoles will ship with Kinect 2 built in.
Sources speaking to Eurogamer have claimed that the unannounced Kinect 2 will …
Despite being the fastest selling consumer electronic device of all time , Microsoft’s Kinect gaming device has struggled to make an impact on the Japanese market during its first year on sale. Japanese sales to date have totaled only 114,000 …
The holiday season is coming fast. Before you know it, it will be Thanksgiving. People will be doing their Black Friday shopping early the next morning, and then it’s just a few short weeks until the gift-giving season arrives.
That …
Microsoft is embracing the DIY future with a special version of the Kinect hardware and firmware made just for Windows.
That means it will soon be even easier for tinkerers to create PC-based programs that turn them into giant blob-men …
Microsoft has announced that a significant service update for the Xbox 360 will arrive on Dec. 6, bringing with it a newly designed user interface, cloud storage, expanded voice control with Kinect, and more.
Microsoft first revealed that changes were …
Microsoft has welcomed with open arms the hackers and academics who are tinkering with its Kinect motion-sensing system for the Xbox 360. Everyone from students to researchers are finding new uses for the technology beyond the game console. Now Microsoft …
Microsoft Research is at it again: The wily folks who created Kinect, among other cool projects, have put together a project that could redefine the way we approach meetings.
Dubbed Code Space, the project allows groups to collaborate using air …
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Editor’s note: This story is the second of two pieces on the 10th anniversary of the launch of Microsoft’s Xbox video game …
When it was released alongside the Kinect last November, Kinect Sports was one of those easy purchases for a good majority of the peripheral’s early adopters. It was easy to jump in, fun for the whole family and a good …
Two reports released this week show the continuing growth and potential market dominance of digital and mobile gaming.
The number of Americans who play at least one hour of video games per month has more than doubled over the last …
South Korea’s Pantech plans to add gesture-recognition functions to its mobile phones.
The maker of Android and messaging phones plans to use Kinect-like gesture technology from Israel’s eyeSight Mobile Technologies. Pantech plans to include the technology in its Vega LTE …
Speaking at the Web 2.o Summit today Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said that the Kinect, the motion-sensitive camera for the Xbox 360 game console, is going to be at heart of rush of innovation.
“You’re going to see a range …
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Rockets, electric cars, motion-sensing interfaces, free math education for all, and a social network that’s closing in on a billion people.
Don’t you wish you could ask the legendary innovators behind these great ideas what it really takes to change …
With Steve Jobs stepping down from the CEO job at Apple, it’s easy to overlook the computer industry’s other big invention factory: Microsoft.
While it’s not often regarded as a font of innovation, Microsoft actually devotes substantial resources — to …
Some game ideas go together like peanut butter and jelly. That’s what comes to mind with the combination of Microsoft‘s Kinect motion-sensing system and Hasbro’s Twister board game.
Majesco Entertainment is announcing today that it will publish a game called …
Here’s our roundup of the week’s top tech business news. First, the most popular stories VentureBeat published in the last seven days:
IBM produces first working chips modeled on the human brain — IBM has been shipping computers for more …
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 taken to task for designing Xbox 360 game consoles …
Microsoft is rolling out a whole host of speech recognition features for its Windows Phone 7 devices and Kinect-enabled Xbox 360 consoles in a move to make the gaming experience more immersive. The new features are part of what the …
Microsoft’s video game revenues grew 30 percent for the fourth fiscal quarter and generated a small profit for the period.
The growth was propelled by the growing dominance of its Xbox 360 console, the Kinect motion-sensing system, and its online …
