<Date: 2011-01-06>
<Author: Hassan>
<Category: Microsoft, Xbox 360>
During his announcement at the Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced that a total of 8 million Kinect devices had been sold following the first 60 days of its launch. The CEO added that over 50 million Xbox 360 units had also been sold till date and that such milestones will keep coming. Microsoft is also expected to release a Kinect-enabled ESPN football rivalry game soon. This particular is said to have been designed in such a way that players would be able to stay in touch with friends and see whose on top in the overall player rankings. Read more...
Permalink: Microsoft Kinect hits 8 million shipment sales
<Date: 2011-01-05>
<Author: Hassan>
<Category: Microsoft, Xbox 360>
Yes, it’s true. We had previously covered how Kinect hacks had paved way for RTS interface concept and also how Kinect could augment images of the user. This time round, we show you how Kinect usage has become even more practical with the allowance of home grown motion capture. Motion capture is not easy business by any means – it involves effort which is why most amateurs would avoid such a thing. One thing that really makes it a piece of cake is Microsoft’s Kinect. How? Well, through yet another Kinect hack, what else! We have seen them before and we see another impressive effort right here. Read more...
Permalink: From a Motion-Sensing Kinect to a Motion Capturing Kinect device [Kinect Hack Video]
<Date: 2011-01-04>
<Author: Hassan>
<Category: Microsoft, Xbox 360>
Microsoft Kinect, ever since its launch, has already seen a fair share of hacking, and following the attempts from Wolfgang Herfurtner and a team of USC researchers, here is another display of a master class. Read more...
Permalink: Kinect now becomes slave to ‘bots [New Hack]
<Date: 2011-01-04>
<Author: Hassan>
<Category: Microsoft, Windows, Xbox 360>
<Date: 2011-01-04>
<Author: Hassan>
<Category: Microsoft, PlayStation 3, Sony, Windows, Xbox 360>
EA seems to have beefed up the career mode of their soon to be released game, Fight Night Champion. We say that due to the extra bit of spice that is evident from the new trailer from the game. The trailer exhibits a drama-filled journey of a fictious Philadelphia fighter named, Andre Bishop as he fights his way to glory and punches his way through in his pursuit to the become the ‘Champion’. Read more...
Permalink: New Fight Night Champion trailer exhibits a bit more than just boxing
<Date: 2011-01-04>
<Author: Trivon>
<Category: Microsoft, Xbox 360>
Kinect hackers are hard at it again. A team in Germany have now created an augmented reality mirror through various hacks using Microsoft Kinect. Read more...
Permalink: New Augmented Reality Mirror Kinect Hack Shows Your Skeleton
<Date: 2011-01-03>
<Author: Hassan>
<Category: Microsoft, PlayStation 3, Sony, Windows, Xbox 360>
If the second installment of Mass Effect two series was just not enough for you gamers out there, here is something that might well put a smile on your faces- Bioware has announced the release of yet another downloadable content package for Mass Effect 2 which will be due in 2011. Read more...
Permalink: Behold! More Mass Effect 2 Content on its way
<Date: 2010-12-16>
<Author: Imran>
<Category: Microsoft, Xbox 360>
Another day, another new Kinect hack. Kinect has become sort of like a canvas that is allowing hacker’s imaginations run wild. This time Kinect has been hacked to allow control of XBMC, a popular media center app, using just hand gestures. While this isn’t an elegant solution as you can tell from the video, it could be improved to become as useable as the Kinect hub on Xbox 360. Or Microsoft could just add more features to the Kinect hub to allow us to browse through our movie collections, minority report style. What up! Read more...
Permalink: Kinect Hack Allows Control of XBMC Through Hand Gestures
<Date: 2010-12-06>
<Author: ICEMAN>
<Category: Microsoft, Xbox 360>
This may sound highly unlikely but rumor has it that several big action titles including Gears Of War will be announced by Microsoft as Kinect compatible in the next couple of months. According to Inside Kinect, Epic is working on a Gears Of War Kinect version though it is not yet clear whether it will be a part of Gears Of War 3 itself or an entirely new game! Read more...
Permalink: Whoa! Gears of War 3 To Support Kinect? [VIDEO]
<Date: 2010-09-14>
<Author: Imran>
<Category: Microsoft, Xbox 360>
Engadget has found a few videos of the new Xbox 360 Dashboard that has been leaked thanks to the Kinect beta program. This new Dashboard will be released as an update in November. This new Dashboard will be compatible with Kinect so you’ll be able to control it with gestures and voice commands. The dashboard is still in beta but gives a good idea of what’s to come. Read more...
Permalink: New Xbox 360 Dashboard Leaked and Demonstrated on Video. Update coming in November
