This weekend Microsoft revealed that new updates have arrived for the Xbox One Kinect. The camera, normally used for gaming, can now be used as a webcam.

The Kinect has a depth-sensitive camera, a three-axis accelerometer, four microphones, and a motor pack that can make the sensor unit move up and down. The camera produces two video data streams ...

The Kinect comes with a VGA camera, which aids with facial recognition and identifying body shapes, as well as a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor, which means it can sense depth and see in 3-D.

Kinect may not have become the essential gaming tool it was tipped to be, but ten years later it's found a niche everywhere else.

EB Games Australia takes a punt that Microsoft’s upcoming camera peripheral will sell for close to A$200.

Sky launches TV webcam for video calling and watch parties The Sky Live is a new camera that’s compatible with the Comcast-owned broadcaster’s Sky Glass smart TVs. It also supports Kinect ...

Channel 9 Live Want to plug Microsoft’s motion-sensing Kinect camera directly into your Windows 7 PC? Now you can: Microsoft’s made the Kinect for Windows SDK beta available for download ...

As Kinect hacks get more awesome, they also get more useful, like this video conferencing hack.

The Kinect is a depth-sensing camera peripheral originally designed as a accessory for the Xbox gaming console, and it quickly found its way into hobbyist and research projects. After a second vers… ...

Microsoft is showing off updated Kinect features at TechFest this week, allowing people to use hand gestures to replace a mouse.

The research firm IDC has released its estimates for the holiday sales season, and they are pinning future victory on the chest of Xbox’s new Kinect motion sensing platform. With an estimated 2. ...

Ecologists from Princeton using Microsoft's motion-recognition tech to study grasshopper creatures; research could aid in swarm prediction.