Microsoft and Samsung demo TV with projected images

During a Samsung presentation at the Consumer Electronics Show yesterday, Microsoft unveiled IllumiRoom, a new Kinect-enabled technology that projects TV images that fill an entire room. Read more

Kinect enhances live performances

Magic and Storytelling, a performance by illusionist Marco Tempest, uses Kinect to enhance his presentation. Read more

Leap Motion hands-free device challenges Kinect

San Francisco startup Leap Motion recently unveiled a gesture recognition system that is far more accurate than Microsoft's Kinect.

Black Eyed Peas dance game coming to Kinect, Wii

"We are thrilled to be working with Ubisoft to create The Black Eyed Peas Experience," Peas spokesman will.i.am announced yesterday. A Kinect for Xbox 360 and Wii version of the dance game will also be released later this year.

The video game creates avatars of the band's four members that allows players to follow the group's dance moves.

The first Ubisoft dance game, Michael Jackson: The Experience, has sold more than three million copies.

Nordstrom installs Kinect interactive window display

Nordstrom's flagship store in Seattle has found a novel way to attract customers. The Seattle-based department store explained in a blog post: "With the helps of Kinect's infrared technology and their technological genius our teams created a seamlessly interactive display that anyone can 'paint' on with using just the motion of their hands in front of the glass."

Forza Motorsport 4 adds Kinect features

This leaked Microsoft video shows Forza Motorsport 4's new Kinect interactive features.

'Child of Eden' for Kinect trailer released

A trailer was released yesterday for the upcoming video game Child of Eden from Ubisoft. The game will be released June 15 for Microsoft's Xbox 360. Child of Eden hopes to become another one of the popular Kinect games that feature interactive motion control.

Kinect not just for games

The gesture recognition technology behind the popular Kinect is finding widespread applications outside the world of gaming. A new pilot program sponsored by Microsoft's Live@Edu is improving the educational experience of primary school children, beginning with a South African school in the rural district of Vryheid, KwaZula-Natal. Teachers from the Lakeside Park Primary in Vryheid have been trained and equipped with Xbox 360s and Kinects, which have become popular learning tools.

Launched on Nov. 4, 2010, the Kinect for Xbox 360 is the fastest-selling electronic device in history, according to Guinness World Records. Initial sales of the Kinect are  even better than the iPhone and iPad. "No other consumer electronics device sold faster within a 60-day time span," said Gaz Deaves, gaming editor for Guinness.

Kinect hacking has quickly become rampant because it provides an inexpensive, convenient way to utilize motion control.

Software developer Mike Bourgeous has rigged a Kinect to control the lighting in his home.



Surgeons at Sunnybrook hospital in Toronto, Canada have hooked up a Kinect to their imaging computer to give them access to MRI and CT scans with the wave of a hand. Doctors at Wake Forest University of Medicine also use the Kinect to access medical images.



Navigational Aids for the Visually Impaired (NAVI) use a Kinect camera and other devices to signal instructions for avoiding obstacles.

Kinect gesture recognition technology helping surgeons

Doctors at Sunnybrook hospital in Toronto, Canada have hooked up a Kinect gaming console to their medical imaging computer so that they can conveniently view MRI scans with the wave of a hand, reports Engadget. The video above shows doctors at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine using the Kinect sensor to manipulate medical images.