After nearly two years of hype, on the Kinect Xbox 360 add-on debuted last week, with a unique combination of cameras, infrared sensors, and microphones to listen to voice commands and track you and ...

Microsoft’s march toward a voice- and gesture-controlled Windows experience just picked up momentum. On Wednesday the company reiterated that a final version of its Kinect for Windows sensor would be ...

Nintendo got the motion-activated gaming craze started with the Wii controller, and Sony improved on the motion controller with its Move. But Microsoft is taking the controller out of the picture ...

It's sort of funny that, when a new technology enters the fast lane of our sometimes incredibly fickle industry, about five minutes are spent pondering what it can do, while another five hundred are ...

When Microsoft announced the Kinect back when the Xbox 360 was king of the hill, consumers were quite excited about the prospect of beating up rivals in the living room without actually hitting ...

Microsoft's motion-control Kinect technology is being used to monitor the border between North and South Korea, according to newly released documentation out of the Asian nation. South Korean ...

Apple has been awarded a patent for a depth-mapping technology for a Kinect-like 3D gesture interface, adding to the intellectual property inherited from its acquisition of Israeli firm PrimeSense in ...

It seems that in recent days, some folks who claim to know a little something about the future of Kinect have had a lot to say about what’s in store for the device that reads the movements of your ...

According to a new report, Apple is considering a $280 million buyout of the company behind Kinect’s motion-sensors. Assuming the report is accurate, talks between Apple and PrimeSense have only just ...

Microsoft launched its new Xbox One console last week to mixed reviews. Some were applauding the company’s updates while others complained that the console didn’t work with their favorite old games.

Dreams of becoming a T. rex, or at least controlling one, are now a reality thanks to innovative new software developed by scientists at the University of Manchester and University of Southampton.

In a twist, researchers are leveraging technology developed for robots to turn humans into real-time digital map makers. The development could help firefighters rescue people trapped in buildings or ...