Kinect
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Microsoft has announced a turn-around on its policy towards the somewhat controversial Kinect sensor, usually bundled with its next-gen Xbox One console. The company is also dropping is Xbox Live Gold only access to entertainment apps.
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One of the biggest features hyped by Microsoft about the Xbox One was the new Kinect. Now, Microsoft is bringing its improved motion and voice sensor to PC with Kinect for Windows v2.
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Using a Microsoft Kinect to acquire 3D depth data, a Canadian indie band has released a music video where all the visuals are autostereograms, an optical illusion that requires crossing or defocusing your eyesight to see the hidden image.
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Microsoft's Kinect sensor has provided the basis for a system now monitoring the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea, local news outlet Hankooki reports.
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ScienceThe C-Walker is a high-tech walking device that aims to safely guide people with cognitive impairments through public spaces like airports and shopping centers, reducing their reliance on visual signboards and helping them avoid obstacles in their way.
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ScienceMicrosoft's Kinect system is certainly impressive, but it does have one problem – you have to stay located in front of it. MIT's new WiTrack system, however, can track users' movements even when those people are in another room.
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MIT's new time-of-flight (TOF) 3D camera adds the ability to work with translucent objects, motion, fog, rain, and other factors that totally confuse previous TOF cameras, such as Microsoft's second-gen Kinect.
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The Teki system allows patients with chronic conditions to quickly check in with their doctors via an internet-connected Microsoft Kinect unit, thus reducing the number of time-consuming office visits, and catching problems before they require hospitalization.
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There are a number of companies that offer to print 3D figurines in your likeness, however they require a visit to their location for a scan. Shapify has launched a service that lets users scan themselves at home, using a Kinect.
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The inFORM Dynamic Shape Display from MIT's Tangible Media Group is a remarkably versatile 3D interface, allowing users to virtually reach through a display screen, and manipulate physical objects that may be thousands of miles away.
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Conventional yoga classes with an instructor up front demonstrating positions to the class aren't generally a viable option for the visually impaired. But a team of computer scientists is set to open this healthy activity up to such users with the help of a Microsoft Kinect.
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ScienceIf you've longed to be the star of a manga comic, here's your chance to punch, jump and kick your way into one. Shirai Lab's Manga Generator turns any pose you strike into a comic panel in real time with the help of a Kinect sensor, adding comic effects to convey the emotion you want to express.
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