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Kinect Hacked!

Nathan Simon — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:05:42 +0000

That 150$ piece of equipment could be your portal into the future of all gaming. Microsoft was once opposed to the idea, and they aren’t fully comfortable with it yet, but a couple Microsoft Representatives were quite impressed with what the community was doing on its own.

So far, hackers have figured out how to get the Kinect to do all kinds of things Microsoft never imagined. Here, we see a still from a video showing a hacker who rigged a Kinect to an iPod Touch in order to control the hit game Angry Birds with hand gestures. (CNET)

Once the Microsoft SDK is out, we will see an uprise in homebrew applications and programs. Does this mean I should pick one up soon?

Read the full story here.

-NS

Xbox 360 Kinect Bundle

Nathan Simon — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 18:11:55 +0000

Who all out there has the new Xbox? I bought one on the day of release, it was a huge step for me as i had the original Xbox that “R.O.D’d” three times on me, no HDMI, 20GB Hdd that could fit one game, it was pretty bad. So for all you guys out there that have been waiting for the Kinect Bundle, its arrving soon! Here is a quick insert from Eweek.com.

Technology giant Microsoft unveiled a bundled version of its Xbox 360 gaming console along with Kinect, the company’s motion sensitive sensor that allows users to play games and interact with the device controller free. The Special Edition Xbox 360 250GB with Kinect, which goes on sale Nov. 4, was announced at the Tokyo Game Show. The package includes the Xbox 360 250GB console, a Kinect sensor and the game “Kinect Adventures” for $399.99. Also In July, the company announced the Xbox 360 4GB console and the Kinect sensor and “Kinect Adventures” packaged together for $299.99. The bundle, which went on sale Aug. 3, also featured the game “Kinect Adventures”. The Xbox 360 4GB includes built-in WiFi N, 4GB of internal flash memory, touch-sensitive buttons and a black matte finish.

I’ve been watching videos of the Kinect technology and I am quite impressed, I will definitely be purchasing Kinect.

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More news on Project Natal for Xbox 360

Nathan Simon — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:22:26 +0000

CNET got up close and personal with Xbox 360 Project Natal, the CNET editor went to Redmond and got to try out Project Natal himself. Here is an isert from the article…

“Although Microsoft demonstrated Natal at this year’s E3 trade show, the software maker hasn’t said when the technology will be available. The company has said that Natal, which incorporates face, voice, and gesture recognition technologies, will be sold as an add-on to the current Xbox 360 console.”

Check out the full story here. Also check out Microsoft’s Official page. The video is pretty impressive… there is also a YouTube portal to all the Project Natal videos here.

Enjoy!

Xbox Contest on ITKnowledge Exchange!

Nathan Simon — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 06:53:17 +0000

Looks like there’s a new contest going on here, just ask 5 IT related knowledge questions and gain the most IT Knowledge points by answering questions and you can win one of three Xbox Prizes! Its has already started and is will be ending April 30th

The three prizes are, the Xbox 360 Elite(120 GB hard drive, Special black console, HDMI cables, controller), Xbox 360(60 GB hard drive, Packed with features, Standard/HD AV cable), and an Xbox Arcade. More details can be found here, but most of you know what an Xbox is and what it is capable of…

Check out the blog by Jenny here

Here is the link to join IT Knowledge Exchange. So join up, start asking questions and start answering them.