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The history of the Xbox
It has been a long, strange trip for Microsoft's Xbox gaming console. Here's what happened, from its odd beginnings to the next-gen consoles expected this year.
Microsoft shutting down Xbox Fitness service in 2017; no word on refunds
Microsoft announced that it will discontinue support for its Xbox Fitness service in 2017, rendering user-purchased content inoperable.
Grimes curates new exhibit that lets fans touch her song from the inside
Famed Canadian electronic musician Grimes has partnered with Microsoft for a special exhibit at this year's Moogfest, allowing fans to touch her sound.
Kinect developers face extinction following Microsoft Studios website update
Microsoft has removed many of its partnered development houses from the official Microsoft Studios website in the wake of Lionhead's recent closure.
Kinect will be the only way to speak to Cortana on the Xbox One
If you're planning to use voice control to access Cortana on the upcoming Xbox One Dashboard update, then you're going to need a Kinect too.
Calm down! Like dogs, the first Intel RealSense games can sense your fear
Here are some hands-on impressions of Intel's RealSense 3D camera and its potential gaming applications.
Kinect for Windows is dead, long live Kinect for Windows
Microsoft has announced that while the Kinect will no longer be sold for Windows, developers don't have to worry about its availability for the platform.
Body Labs wants to create your virtual doppelganger, and bring it to life
Scan your body and Body Labs will create a 3D model that you can pose and animate. The potential applications for your digital self are endless and businesses are taking a look.
Xbox One Kinect coming as a $150 standalone purchase in October 2014
Microsoft confirms that the Xbox One's Kinect camera sensor will be sold separately as a $150 package that includes Dance Central Spotlight.
Microsoft may add Kinect gestures to upcoming Nokia McLaren Windows Phone
Microsoft looks to add Kinect-like gestures to the upcoming Nokia McLaren Windows Phone. The 3D Touch interface will control several different functions.
Convenient? Yes, but it turns out Kinect was never essential for Xbox One
Microsoft’s hard line on bundling Kinect with the Xbox One got softer last week when it started selling the system for $100 cheaper without it. Lesson learned: The future is fantastic until you have to pay for it.
Microsoft announces Kinect-less Xbox One for $400
Microsoft has announced that starting June 9 they will be selling a less expensive model of the Xbox One that comes without the Kinect motion sensor.
Google Glass meets Kinect in ARI, a gesture-recognition app for smartglasses
Tired of talking to your smartglasses? ARI allows Google Glass users to control their specs with a literal wave of the hand.
Microsoft brings the Xbox One’s Kinect to PC, Xbox One graphics to DirectX 12 (Updated)
The next-generation of Microsoft’s Kinect that debuted with the Xbox One is coming to the PC.
Oculus Rift and Kinect used to power robot arm for NASA
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory pairs an Oculus Rift virtual reality headset with Microsoft's second-generation Kinect in a robot arm experiment meant to explore possible remote control interfaces for use in outer space.
Apple officially owns the company that made Microsoft’s Kinect
Apple representatives have confirmed that it has made a deal to purchase PrimeSense, a 3D sensor company.
Xbox One code redemption is fast and easy, you just need to let Kinect into your life…
Redeeming download codes and content codes on the Xbox One is as simple as holding up a slip of paper with a QR code on it in front of the Kinect and waiting a couple of seconds for the camera to read it.
Xbox Fitness brings celebrity trainers, Kinect workouts to Xbox One
Bringing greater focus to fitness applications on the Xbox One, Microsoft's Xbox Fitness platform will allow Xbox Live Gold users to workout with popular trainers and measure performance with the Kinect.
Ubi Interactive’s Kinect app turns any surface into a touchscreen
Ubi Interactive, in partnership with Microsoft, launched a new app for the Kinect that turns any image projected onto a surface into a giant touchscreen.
Xbox One and Windows PCs require separate second-gen Kinect hardware
Microsoft second-gen Kinect that ships with Xbox One won't be compatible with Windows PCs. Software developers will need a separate Kinect for Windows device, and early SDK access applications for that are now open.
Xbox One doesn’t come with a headset, but Kinect still works for voice chat
Microsoft confirms that the Xbox One ships with no headset, and that console users will instead be able to make use of the new Kinect camera's powerful microphone and noise filtering capabilities.
Can Kinect and the cloud silence seething Xbox One critics? We’ll see
Microsoft's Xbox 101 meeting at E3 2013 takes a closer look at the important role that cloud computing could play in enhancing your games. We also get a better sense of what the new Kinect can do.
The Digital Self: Is the Xbox One the latest privacy fiasco, or am I just a crank?
The Xbox One sparked the latest concerns over privacy. But are those of us who warn about its perils prophets or cranks?
The new Kinect will eventually watch you from a PC
Two Microsoft executives independently confirmed that the next-gen Kinect sensor will eventually arrive on Windows PC. Details are nonexistent, but one promised that more will be revealed "soon."
Crytek’s hack-and-slash game ‘Ryse’ now an Xbox One exclusive
Ryse originally debuted at E3 2010, but now it's an Xbox One exclusive that uses a controller and the new Kinect simultaneously. More is expected to be revealed at E3 2013.
Thalmic Labs’ founder on ditching touch screens, nixing mice, and why gesture control is the future
Aaron Grant, co-founder of Thalmic Labs, shares his vision for the future of gesture control in computing and talks up the prototype MYO armband.
Kinect-powered virtual therapists can fully decode a patient’s body language
Psychiatrists can't always keep their eyes on you while making notes. Enter SimSensei, a virtual therapist that uses the Kinect to detect body movements.