Microsoft can’t hope to mount Kinect sensors at the top of every notebook PC, so it may adopt a different approach: Using the webcams that are already built into most PCs and tablets. Michael Mott, ...

Following the Minority Report-like multitouch we saw at the end of last week, a new challenger surfaces for “neat Kinect hacks”: UC Davis researcher Oliver Kreylos has figured out how to use Microsoft ...

For all the successes we've seen in the world of games, the industry has experienced its share of failures. The Xbox Kinect was arguably one of the biggest missteps in gaming history, mostly because ...

Oh my! When the folks at iFixit tore down a Microsoft Kinect they found a strong little fan among the many, many sensors. They suspect that Microsoft’s a bit paranoid about heat dissipation after the ...

In 2013, Microsoft chose to price the Xbox One at $500, a full $100 more than its main competitor, the PlayStation 4. The price difference was due to the inclusion of the Kinect camera, a sensor ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Could your Xbox Kinect camera be spying on you? According to secret ...

Another week, another hacked Kinect story. At this rate you’d think Microsoft actually intended the device for homebrew. It’s like watching America’s Got Talent for geeks. Or voyeurs. The latest ...

Microsoft’s Kinect camera promised quite a bit when it was first introduced to Xbox 360 gamers around the world, but it didn’t really deliver. There were a few so-so games, but even when it became ...

Microsoft is no longer manufacturing Kinect cameras, according to a press account today, citing Microsoft officials. Kinect cameras were originally Xbox 360 gaming console accessory devices, but they ...