Microsoft Kinect

Microsoft has revealed the hardware specifications for the new Xbox One. The console will incorporate a full 8GB of RAM, the same as that of the PS4 and crucially, a Blu-ray drive, meaning games and movies can be played from physical discs. The console...

The Xbox One launch shows that Kinect - the camera-based device which makes you the controller - is not only here to stay, it will be amped up a gear to deliver truly next generation motion and voice-control commands for the next generation platform....

I hope you like motion control because it ain't going nowhere. Microsoft just announced its new Kinect and though it's not literally wired into the Xbox One, it'll be coming with every One sold. But this time, Kinect is less about about gaming, and more about media than ever. Read more...

Microsoft claims that the new Kinect is so sensitive that it can see the slightest movement of your wrists and fingers, the tension of your muscles and, amazingly enough, even your heartbeat . Read more...

Microsoft's introducing a new Kinect motion-sensing camera to go alongside its new Xbox One game console. The camera peripheral is getting some major improvements in its second iteration, and it's expected to ship with every new console at launch. One of the most impressive features is the ability...

It may have taken two years and a new console generation, but Microsoft is finally making good on an old promise: Skype is coming to Xbox. Microsoft has been planning to port the internet telephony service to its home console since it purchased Skype back in 2011, but it never surfaced on the Xbox...

We gasped our way through the liveblog . We brought you news of the specs and the software and everything else. But now it's time time to take a deep dive into Microsoft's next-gen console and what it might mean for Earth's living room. Engadget was given exclusive access to the hallowed labs at...

There are endless metrics a store has access to when it comes to when, what, and who is buying merchandise. But surprisingly, there's not a heck of a lot of data on why a customer decides not to buy something. So Fujitsu is hoping its new Kinect-based research tool provides more insight into how...

After months of heavy speculation and outlandish drama, the next version of Microsoft's Xbox will finally be unveiled tomorrow in Redmond, Washington. Be it the "Xbox Infinity," "Xbox," or even "Xbox 360 2," we'll know for sure tomorrow what the PS4 is up against. With rumors surrounding...

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