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Has Anybody Downloaded The Kinect PC SDK Yet?

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3:45PM June 17, 2011 | Nick Broughall

One of the most exciting things about Microsoft’s Kinect gaming peripheral (aside form Dance Central) is the awesome ways that hackers took it and used it to create really interesting and new user interfaces for engaging with technology. And now that Microsoft has officially launched an SDK that lets users create their own apps using the Kinect camera, we’re wondering if any of you have downloaded it yet. More »


Science

Microsoft’s Kinect For Windows SDK Beta Is Out

3:17AM June 17, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

The official Kinect for Windows SDK beta is out now and available for download. It’s for non-commercial use only, aimed at researchers, academics and hobbyist developers, but the download is free, and available in both 32-bit and 64-bit formats. More »


Computing

More Evidence For An iPad 3 Retina Display

11:11AM June 15, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Twitter made its way into iOS 5 and its code may have inadvertently coughed up information about the next generation iPad. More »


Entertainment

Panasonic Launching Smart Viera SDK In September

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9:15AM May 12, 2011 | Nick Broughall

It’s pretty clear that the next battleground for app developers is destined to be the television – Both Samsung and LG have already pitched their “Smart TV” offerings this year, and now Panasonic is joining the party with the launch of Smart Viera. More »


Computing

Kinect Makes For Easy Motion Capture For Animated Series

3:54AM March 10, 2011 | Jason Chen

Xbox Kinect homebrew hacks have been neat so far, but using it as an incredibly cheap way to motion capture for an animated series? That is incredibly amazing to me. More »


Software

Sony Gives PlayStation Move Its Own Dev Kit Too

9:48AM March 4, 2011 | Jason Chen

Microsoft recently opened up Kinect to all those developers that made weird homebrew things with the advanced camera, so why shouldn’t Sony? They did! More »


Gaming

The Full Power Of Microsoft Kinect Is About To Be Unleashed With An SDK For All

5:52AM February 22, 2011 | Matt Buchanan

All of the amazing hacks people have unleashed on Kinect to do crazy, weird, awesome stuff? It’s about to get more insane, because it won’t just be hackers doing the noodling. More »


Software

Heads Up, Devs: Android Honeycomb Preview SDK Out

6:59AM January 27, 2011 | Sam Biddle

A preview build of Android 3.0 is up, for devs eager to start licking some honeycomb. There’s a list of new offerings, but chief among them are support for larger (tablet friendly!) UI design, and 3D acceleration. More »


Software

iOS 4.2.1 Gold Master Now Available To Apple Developers

7:12AM November 19, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

It’s been over two weeks since Apple made the iOS 4.2 Gold Master available to developers and now we’re seeing that the iOS 4.2.1 Gold Master has popped up. But where’s a public release of 4.2? We’re getting impatient. [Apple]


Software

iOS 4.2 Gold Master Now Available To iPhone Developers

10:14AM November 2, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

Looks like iOS 4.2 has gone gold master and is available to iPhone developers now. As usual, we’ll let you know if we spot anything exciting in there. [Apple]