Kinect Archives - Page 15 of 16

Microsoft marks launch of Kinect motion-control system with dance party in Times Square

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 4, 2010
3 min

Microsoft launched its long-awaited Kinect motion-control system tonight at midnight Eastern time with a huge dance party in Times Square. Hundreds of professional dancers...

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Microsoft ups its sales forecast for Kinect motion-control systems this quarter

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 4, 2010
1 min

Microsoft plans to sell more than 5 million Kinect motion-sensing systems for the Xbox 360 this quarter, up from its previous forecast of 3...

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Updated: Microsoft buys gesture-recognition firm Canesta

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 29, 2010
2 min

[Update: Microsoft and Canesta have confirmed the deal.] Microsoft is expected to announce it has agreed to buy Canesta, a maker of chips that...

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Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console sales rise 38 percent in third quarter

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 28, 2010
2 min

Microsoft reported today that Xbox 360 video game console sales are up 38 percent compared to a year ago. The company said in its...

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Dean Takahashi goes Gaga for Microsoft’s Kinect (video)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 22, 2010
1 min

MTV’s Dance Central is expected to be one of the hot titles for the Microsoft Kinect motion-sensing system launching on Nov. 4 for the...

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Kinect’s the video-game controller for people who fear controllers (video interview)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 22, 2010
1 min

Kudo Tsunoda has been working as the creative director on Microsoft’s motion-sensing Kinect system for three years now. The system is about to ship...

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Microsoft’s Kinect and Windows Phone 7 marketing blitz to top $1B

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 18, 2010
1 min

If you haven’t heard of Microsoft’s Kinect yet, it will no doubt be hammered into your head over the next few weeks as the...

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Ubisoft reveals big bet on motion-control Kinect games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 6, 2010
2 min

In 2007, Ubisoft started investigating a 3D camera from PrimeSense, a startup that was exploring the idea of motion controls for video games. Ubisoft,...

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Nintendo to release 3DS game handheld in February, too late for holiday buyers

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 29, 2010
2 min

In a blow for holiday video game sales, Nintendo said it would delay the launch its 3DS handheld video game system until February, dashing...

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Microsoft turns bullish on sales of its Kinect game controller

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 17, 2010
2 min

Microsoft’s XBox 360 finally claimed the top sales spot for August, and now the company has high hopes for its Kinect motion-sensing controller for...

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