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The Kinect You Never Knew

2:21AM October 12, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

In late 2006/early 2007, then Xbox boss Peter Moore wanted a “Wii Killer” to be the centrepiece of Microsoft’s next E3 press conference. So he had two teams compete to try and make him one. More »

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Deep Inside Xbox 360 Kinect: The Interface Of Microsoft’s Dreams

2:01PM August 5, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

Kinect is more than an Xbox 360 peripheral; it’s the future of Microsoft, or at least a very possible one. It’s the beginning of Microsoft’s plans for natural user interfaces, the step beyond the thing you’re staring at right now. More »

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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 »

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Microsoft Kinect Out In November

7:12PM June 14, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Pricing is still a mystery, but at least now we know Kinect will be on sale in at least one country come November. [MCV via Kotaku]

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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 »

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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 »

Entertainment

Watch The Microsoft E3 Keynote Live On Fox8

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3:46PM June 10, 2010 | Nick Broughall

Turns out the recent Microsoft/Foxtel partnership to bring Pay TV to the Xbox 360 has a few fringe benefits, like Fox8 broadcasting Microsoft’s E3 keynote next week live next Tuesday morning. More »

Why Robbie Bach Left Microsoft, And Why It Matters

7:59AM May 26, 2010 | Brian Barrett

Microsoft President of Entertainment and Devices – that’s Xbox, Zune, Kin, Courier, et al – Robbie Bach announced his retirement today. And in his exit interview with TechFlash, he holds forth on the once and future Microsoft. So Robbie: What happens now? More »

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Project Natal Could Cost Around $US200

6:11PM May 17, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

So much for that sub-$US100 price we were all expecting. If some early prices from Swedish retailers are anything to go by, we’re all going to be scrimping on the luxury eggnog this Christmas. More »

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Microsoft: Project Natal Coming “Somewhere In October”

6:27PM May 11, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

A pre-Christmas launch date was always known for Project Natal, but October sounds quite early. Perhaps Microsoft has seen what happens with the Wii every Christmas and is taking measures to ensure they don’t sell out, making kiddies worldwide disappointed? More »