A new $49 adapter, announced by Microsoft this morning, will allow an Xbox One Kinect to plug into Windows 8 and 8.1 machines via USB, making it possible to use the version of the sensor originally ...

For PC users more interested in the practical side of Microsoft’s Kinect, a Windows version is now available for $250. Microsoft is also launching the Kinect for Windows commercial software ...

Just a few days after showing off photos of the new Kinect for Windows, Microsoft announced at its Build conference that the motion-tracking device will hit shelves sometime this summer. The Redmond ...

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Microsoft on Feb. 1 will roll out Kinect for Windows as it tries to leverage Xbox’s best feature and natural user interface for broader use. In a blog post, Microsoft outlined how it plans on turning ...

Today the Kinect for Windows team announced a slew of updates to its core software suite, and began support for the Chinese market, a large new region that it hopes will expand its reach and total ...

Microsoft is currently developing a new-generation Kinect sensor for Windows that is set to release next year, according to the director of Kinect for Windows, Bob Heddle. Posting to the official ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft’s Kinect for Windows 1.5 SDK will include a new Kinect Studio app, seated skeletal tracking, and four ...

Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft's Kinect for Windows Software Development Kit is out of beta ...

Posting from Las Vegas: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer generated lots of applause and more than a little confusion with this statement Monday night during his Consumer Electronics Show keynote address: ...

Say what you will about Steve Ballmer’s swan song CES 2012 keynote (and the ridiculous, mostly made-up hype preceding it), at least we got a launch date and price for Kinect for Windows. It’s about ...