Gaming

Project Natal Appears In The Wild

Oh hello, pretty. This appears to be Microsoft’s upcoming Project Natal, complete with instructions, as seen by someone hired to test its speech recognition.


April 16, 2010
Gaming

This Is What You Look Like To Project Natal

We know the secret technology behind Microsoft’s Project Natal motion controls. But this is what it sees, what you look like to it. Which is not unlike a Predator’s prey.


April 1, 2010
Gaming

The Mystery Of Project Natal Revealed

The secret technology that powers Xbox 360′s Project Natal lollipop-free motion controls actually isn’t leprechauns, as we initially suspected. The guts are made by a little company called PrimeSense.


March 23, 2010
Gaming

Project Natal Needs 4 Metres Of Free Space

Obviously you’re going to need some space to flail your arms and legs about, but 4m? Seems like quite a bit just to play video games – even if Project Natal is the most anticipated gaming add-on this year.


March 12, 2010
Gaming

The PlayStation Move Experience Is Going To Be Expensive

Sony barely mentioned pricing with their PlayStation Move motion controller, only noting that the combo pricing with PlayStation Eye and a game will cost less than $US100. But by our back-of-the-envelope calculations, the experience is going to be really expensive.


February 24, 2010
Gaming

Project Natal’s Lag Timed At 1/10 Of A Second

Ever since our hands-on, we’ve been shamelessly excited about Project Natal… except for one key piece: The slight but undeniable lag. And now, MTV has actually put the difference between your movement and onscreen response to a stopwatch.


January 15, 2010
Computing

The Gadgets We Want

We’re only into the second week of the year, but already we’ve seen thousands of gadgets and gizmos announced, thanks to CES. But what to splurge on? Hopefully our choices this year will help you out in your buying quandaries.


January 8, 2010
Gaming

How Project Natal’s Brain Taught Itself To Detect Human Bodies

PopSci got an exclusive look into how Microsoft is creating a learning brain inside Project Natal to figure out just where your body is in front of your TV. It’s impressive, to say the least.


Gaming

Project Natal Consumes Just 15% Of The XBox’s CPU Power

According to Alex Kipman, chief developer of Project Natal. It’s a result of Microsoft gathering “terabytes” of data of gaming postures. Must have been fun for the researchers.


January 7, 2010
Gaming

Microsoft Confirms Xbox Natal To Ship “Holiday 2010″

No pricing, no exact date and no further confirmation on specs or games, but word came from Microsoft direct. No idea on countries either, but we’re presuming US first, other territories to follow.