Posts Tagged ‘kinect’

XBOX 360 Union Jack England Edition

Microsoft Launches XBOX 360 “Union Jack” Edition For London Olympics & Queen’s Diamond Jubilee


Written by Ved on May 1st, 2012  

Microsoft has launched a special edition of the XBOX 360 gaming console, that has been emblazoned (or rather paint – printed) with the national flag of England (United Kingdom) – the Union Jack. We call it the XBOX 360 “Union Jack” Edition. Not only the main gaming console, but also the Kinect and the XBOX...


A scene from the movie "Avatar"

XBOX 720 (Next Version Of XBOX 360) To Have “Avatar Movie” Like Graphics


Written by Ved on July 19th, 2011  

If you have watched the movie Avatar, then you must have been impressed with its awesome next generation graphics and the entire cinematography. Would it not be good if you could get the same experience on your games too? Well all this might actually turn into reality if what AMD claims is believed to be...


Motion Control Coming Soon On iPad, Goodbye Greasy Fingerprints!

Motion Control Coming Soon On iPad, Goodbye Greasy Fingerprints!


Written by Debjit on December 26th, 2010  

Kinect like motion control is going to be introduced as a new feature in iPad at CES 2011


Kinect As A Helicopter Radar [Video]

Kinect As A Helicopter Radar [Video]


Written by Debjit on December 6th, 2010  

A couple of days back we told you about a Kinect based multi-touch like control without touching the surface. Now the Kinect is being used a 3D Radar atop a helicopter.


Open Source Drivers Take Kinect To A New World Of Possibilities

Open Source Drivers Take Kinect To A New World Of Possibilities


Written by Debjit on November 16th, 2010  

The video below shows a real life working model of a picture browsing application running in Ubuntu, controlled via Microsoft’s Kinect. It enables a multi-touch like control without touching the surface – something with which we are already familar from Sci-Fi movies.