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Gaming

What Is Xbox 360 Kinect?

5:00AM June 15, 2010 | Mark Wilson

Cameras? IR emitters? Natal? Kinect? Xbox 360? WTF? Give us three minutes. We can explain everything. More »


Gaming

Microsft Kinect Up Close: So Shiny

2:52PM June 14, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

Backstage at the Fern Gully acid trip spectacle that was Microsoft Kinect’s (nee Project Natal) coming out party, we got to see Kinect up close. It’s elongated black and shiny plastic, like a PS3 accessory. Take a look. More »


Gaming

Microsoft’s Project Natal Is Officially Named "Kinect"

1:33PM June 14, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Well the leaks were right. At tonight’s E3 kick-off party, Microsoft officially pulled the curtain off Microsoft Kinect, formerly known as Project Natal . Kinect! Like “connect” and “kinetic” and “Kin”. Among the first games to be shown off: Kinect Star Wars. More »


Gaming

Kinda Obvious: Microsoft Already Researching Natal Successor

6:05AM March 23, 2010 | Jason Chen

Microsoft Research Asia director Hsiao-Wuen Hon states the obvious: the company is already researching the “second version down the road”. Natal, like the first Xbox, is a big investment, so it’s unlikely that Microsoft would give up at one generation without giving it at least two, or maybe even three tries. So if the first Natal doesn’t succeed, you’ve got another one to look forward to on the next-gen Xbox. Hell, it probably will just ship with the console by default. [SMH via Geek]


Gaming

Sony Gets Catty About The Competition In PlayStation Move Ad

12:32PM March 18, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

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We’re used to feeling oddly insulted by Sony ads, but for once it’s everyone else who might need a hug. Because in this PlayStation Move ad, the competition gets named, shamed and leaves crying for mummy. More »


Gaming

Breakdancing Body Is No Match For Microsoft Natal’s Sensors

11:23AM February 28, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Software

Rumour: WinMo7 Will Have Gestures, Really Be Debuted In February

4:20AM January 16, 2010 | Jason Chen

There’s still some question about whether Windows Mobile 6.6 or Windows Mobile 7 will be shown in February, but a solid tipster just told us that it will be WM7. And then he describes it. More »


Gaming

Ballmer Talks Natal, Says Blu-ray Add-On For Xbox Coming?

3:00PM October 22, 2009 | Wilson Rothman

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In the first segment of our exclusive Steve Ballmer interview series, the Microsoft CEO and I talk about Natal, the blurring of console generations, and the surprising fact that “you’ll be able to get” Blu-ray add-on drives for Xbox 360. More »


The Future Of Mice (If There Is One)

11:00PM October 5, 2009 | Wilson Rothman

While touring Microsoft’s Hardware division, I saw some concept mice that renewed my faith in the quintessential desktop accessory, ones that had capacitive touch surfaces and cameras that enabled an array of precision multitouch gesture. Take a look: More »


Gaming

THQ Confirms Project Natal For 2010

10:53PM July 29, 2009 | Mark Wilson

Even though Microsoft won’t be so specific, we’re all pretty sure that Natal is coming at the end of next year. Now even the boss of THQ (a major game publisher) has grown tired of the elephant in the holiday of 2010, going on record that Natal would be released “late next year.” So why won’t Microsoft just come out and say it to the public? My guess is that they don’t want unforeseen delays to alter public perception. [Kotaku]