While the Azure Kinect Developer Kit will no longer be made, the Kinect depth-sensing camera technology from Microsoft will continue to be used by third parties for their own devices.
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This concept, announced by Microsoft 10 years ago at CES 2013, was supposed to make gaming more immersive. In the end, its technology got superseded by bigger, better, and cheaper TV screens.
We've seen the popular game Doom running on calculators, pregnancy tests, and even Doom itself. A YouTuber is adding one more to the list by porting a working version of Doom to Notepad.
Senior Microsoft executive Alex Kipman has exited the company following allegations of misconduct. Kipman led numerous projects at Microsoft including Kinect and, most recently, HoloLens and Mesh.
It's an excellent memorial. The project currently lists a staggering 70 scrapped products including Silverlight, the Adobe Flash competitor that once powered Netflix in the browser.
In a blog post today, Microsoft says that it will support all Xbox One games on the Xbox Series X, except for those that require a Kinect camera, as the accessory won't be supported.
Kevin Unangst is moving on from almost a 30-year career at Microsoft to join Stardock as its vice president to focus on global marketing. We tracked him down to get more about his time at Microsoft.
Microsoft has revealed that production of Kinect has been put to an end. However, the technology used in the creation and subsequent enhancement of the motion tracking input device will live on.
Being late to the party, an Australian ghost hunter discovered that the Kinect is perfect for finding ghostly figures, using the advanced infrared technology built into the device from Microsoft.
Researchers at MIT devised a novel solution to 3D-scan the jaw of a T-rex, using Microsoft's Kinect sensor, and some free software, instead of high-res 3D scanners that cost up to 200 times more.
Motion tracking in VR is never easy and hand-tracking is particularly hard. But Microsoft can now give you 'virtual hands' with its new Handpose algorithm, so you can experience more immersive VR.
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Microsoft and Novartis have teamed up to use technology to help patients with MS. Their partnership involves using Kinect as a specialized diagnostics tool, relying on machine learning algorithms.
Windows Hello requires specialized hardware to work but users can now emply their Kinects for this very purpose. Follow the tutorial on how to sign in to Windows 10 with your Kinect v2.
A new online shopping experience has arrived on the Xbox One today, allowing Kinect owners to try on clothes in a virtual changing room, and purchase them through 'The Mall for Xbox One'.
The Xbox 360 turns ten years old today and in celebration, we take a brief look at the launch of the legendary console, and the events that made the console so special.
Microsoft - along with some of its leading US retail partners - has cut 20% off the price of an Xbox One with Kinect, and a third off the standalone Kinect sensor, in a limited-time promotional offer.
Neon Indian took to the stage in New York City earlier this month, to deliver an electronic music performance, backed by a graphical light show, which was powered by Microsoft's second-gen Kinect.
Microsoft is bringing back its popular white Xbox One variant for a new "Gears of War: Ultimate Edition" bundle and is also releasing a new bundle focused on Kinect gaming.
From open Windows and bendy Galaxys, to a serving of Spartan, a bit more Lollipop, lots more Ones, WhatsApp chat and the OS that still won't die, it's our regular round-up of the week's top tech news.
Microsoft has officially stopped manufacturing and selling the Kinect for Windows peripheral. Instead, it's consolidating its effort into the Xbox One version and selling a PC adapter alongside it.
Kinect apps are now available to download straight from the Windows Store. Microsoft is hoping that this will help developers and boost adoption of the motion-tracking peripheral.
With $50 off, you'll be able to buy the Xbox One with Kinect for $449, in a limited-time promotion available at Microsoft Stores and major retailers including Amazon, Best Buy and Walmart.
Microsoft has announced that it will stop selling the first version of Kinect for Windows in 2015, to push the second generation which supports the latest SDK and many more features.
Coinciding with the launch of its festive ad campaign, UK retailer John Lewis teamed up with Microsoft to create a 'Magical Toy Machine' for kids to interact with 3D versions of their favourite toys.
Microsoft has announced a new adapter that will let you use your Xbox One Kinect with your PC, which may give the peripheral a bit more life since the device is no longer bundled with the console.
A proof of concept project from Microsoft Research shows how the Kinect can be used along with projectors to make any room an interactive display experience.
Every so often, we see Microsoft build projects that are not necessarily for sale but to show what can be done when barriers are knocked down; the Cube is an art project with a lot of cool technology.
Microsoft has announced three holiday bundles aimed at enticing potential Xbox 360 customers. The bundles all retail at $249 and contain various games, console colours, Xbox Live Gold access and more
If you bought an Xbox One and it didn't come with Kinect but you would still like to buy the sensor, you can do so in October - it will set you back $149 but does come with a free game.
A team inside of Microsoft Studios has rebranded itself as the "Leap Experience Pioneers". The LXP team is believed to be an in-house game development studio working on future Kinect projects.
You can now create a more realistic 3D model of yourself that can be inserted into games, using software designed to take advantage of Microsoft's Kinect for Windows v2 motion tracking sensor.
A Microsoft Research team has managed to transform cameras, including a regular webcam and a smartphone shooter, into depth-sensing, Kinect-like devices. It may be a glimpse into the near future.
Xbox One sales have "really improved in the past weeks and months" according to Xbox UK marketing director Harvey Eagle, although just how great that improvement has been remains unclear.
Some of us take it for granted, but technology can genuinely help to improve quality of life. For one man, paralysed from the neck down, a Surface Pro and Xbox One have given him the freedom to more.
In the wake of Microsoft announcing that the Xbox One could be purchased without the Kinect hardware, GameStop has revealed a trade-in deal for users who no longer want to use the accessory.
Oculus, the virtual reality headset maker, is set to acquire the award-winning Carbon Design Team, which helped design numerous Microsoft products including the Xbox 360 controller and Kinect.
Microsoft's move to free up resources reserved for Kinect, seems to have caused some confusion among users. Despite what you may have heard, removing the peripheral doesn't help performance at all.
Microsoft believes that the Kinect for the Xbox One offers a premium experience and is not giving up on the peripheral that has an install base of several million units.
The recent horsepower upgrade Microsoft provided to developers by giving them access to the Xbox One's Kinect reserves won't impact system voice commands such as "Xbox, record that."
Microsoft may be in our heads, but they won't be selling tech that's on our heads. Not yet anyway, shelving plans for virtual reality glasses due to patent restrictions within Kinect's technology.
