For months, we've known that Microsoft's Kinect could help make video games fun. But who knew that it projects such beautiful light? Until San Francisco Bay Area artist Audrey Penven and some friends ...

Microsoft's $150 Xbox add-on, the Kinect, can use face-recognition technology to log you onto your Xbox Live account. But it's not trouble-free. To understand why, you need to know how it works.

The Microsoft Kinect has become something of a cult thriller amid a multitude of tech savvy communities. It’s become the center of attention for human computer interfaces from training people in ...

One of the three “cameras” on the face of the Kinect is actually an IR projector, throwing out infrared light so the other (non-RGB) camera can get a sense of your room in 3D space. It’s invisible to ...

The next generation of video game control is upon us with the release of Microsoft's Kinect--which allows users to control special XBOX 360 games with their entire body. Hackers have been eagerly ...

GameSpot says its testing shows Kinect has problems picking up gamers with darker complexions. Folks had been camping out at Toys "R" Us' flagship store in Times Square since earlier in the week.

Researchers from Microsoft and the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois have created a prototype system called LightGuide that could help with that and more — it projects ...

Alongside a new version of its Xbox console today, Microsoft also debuted a new, far more sensitive version of its Kinect sensor. The new Kinect recognizes both the user and the controller and ...

Microsoft's Webcam-style add-on Kinect is easily hackable, but don't expect to hear the software giant sharpening its legal swords to stop intrusions any time soon. Microsoft's Kinect, the Xbox 360's ...

Geeks are hacking the Kinect for all sorts of things all around the world. I like the Kinect most when it's used to control a robot, but there are all sorts of other cool things that the Kinect can do ...