We’ve seen the Kinect put to use to help you find your groceries, but the sensor’s image processing capabilities have some more safety-minded applications as well. The fine minds at MIT combined the Kinect with a laser range finder and a laptop to cr…
Just when you thought developments in trash can technology hadn’t moved too far since the trusted b-ball backboard accessory, a Japanese genius comes along to raise the bar. Modder FRP has created the Smart Trashbox, a moving can which uses a Kinect …
We’ve seen Microsoft’s diverse little Xbox motion controller go on to do a heck of a lot more than the company ever indeed, but up to now, it hasn’t really done much to capture the majesty that is the human tongue. Thankfully, a team of researchers at…
TechForum is a Microsoft-sponsored shindig where the company can get together, party, and then show off its latest and greatest research projects. First up we’ve got a transparent interactive 3D display which builds on technology from Cambridge Univer…
TechForum is a Microsoft-sponsored shindig where the company can get together, party, and then show off its latest and greatest research projects. First up we’ve got a transparent interactive 3D display which builds on technology from Cambridge Univer…
It’s not the first time we’ve seen HTML5 used in conjunction with a Kinect hack, but George MacKerron’s so-called Depthcam takes things to some interesting new levels. It’s a live webcam that you can interact with in your web browser (Chrome only, for…
If your life is anything like ours, it’s in sore need of more pseudo-holographic helicopters. Fortunately, YouTube user programming4fun has come up with a solution, using Microsoft’s Kinect beta SDK and a Windows Phone handset. The system, pictured a…
The Shopper Tracker is one of those devices that does exactly what its name suggests — and so much more. Developed by Argentina’s Agile Route, this Kinect hack uses an array of heat sensors and 3D spatial recognition software to track a consumer’…
If you’re not really into using your Kinect experiment to launch your new startup or give your next presentation, let us offer another entertaining option. Two students at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen have created an interactive sandbo…
Wanna turn your Kinect hack into, um, money? Microsoft can help you out, now that it’s teamed up with TechStars to launch the Kinect Accelerator — a program designed to turn Kinect-based ideas into real world startups. To participate, innovators mu…
