Posts Tagged ‘microsoft’

Kinect & NEW E3 2010 – Star Wars Kinect for Xbox 360

Kinect & NEW E3 2010 - Star Wars Kinect for Xbox 360

Today Microsoft Kinect for Xbox 360($150) is officiall. What’s the Kinect? It is a camera-based motion-sensing system, featuring a camera, audio sensors, motion-sensing tech to track 48 points of your body in realtime for up to two players simultaneously, and the ability to recognize faces and voices. These ranged from jumping and flying games to [...]

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Microsoft announces the Kinect

Microsoft announces the Kinect

Well it’s official — Microsoft formally announced the Kinect on Sunday evening with the aid of a performance by Cirque du Soleil. Previously known known as Project Natal, the Kinect plugs directly into the Xbox 360 and contains dual-cameras that are capable of tracking 48 points of motion without requiring gamers to use peripherals. The [...]

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Playing Half-Life 2 On Microsoft’s Project Natal

Playing Half-Life 2 On Microsoft's Project Natal

You’ve seen the Geometry Wars demo, now watch someone play Half-Life 2 on Microsoft’s Project Natal. Due to it being an early prototype, the “control scheme seems simultaneously intuitive and awkward.” Video after the break. Source: TechEBlog

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Windows Mobile and Xbox Live coming together, according to Microsoft job ad

Windows Mobile and Xbox Live coming together, according to Microsoft job ad

The hints were already pretty strong on this one, but now Microsoft has come right out and said it, albeit in a job posting — the Xbox Live gaming platform is extending beyond the console and specifically onto WinMo phones. Seeking a Principal Program Manager who would be responsible for bringing “Xbox Live enabled games [...]

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The Definition of Evil: Microsoft’s Search Wars Hurt Us All

The Definition of Evil: Microsoft's Search Wars Hurt Us All

Microsoft may pay Murdoch to delist from Google. If it happens, it sets a bad precedent. Imagine if all the world’s content is exclusive to some engines and we have to search them all to find what we want? Hell! This started when Microsoft and Google paid for access to Twitter’s millions of tweets and [...]

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Project Natal launching in November 2010, priced for ‘impulse buy’?

Project Natal launching in November 2010, priced for 'impulse buy'?

A supposed leak from closed-door Microsoft meetings in the UK has made its way to MCV, who has all sorts of new details on Project Natal‘s launch next year. Rumor is that the device will be released worldwide in November 2010 (we’ve heard “late next year” before), with 5 million camera units ready for day [...]

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Microsoft recovers ‘most, if not all’ Sidekick customer data

Microsoft recovers 'most, if not all' Sidekick customer data

This article I found is just straight clowning.  Oh well, if you still have a sidekick… FEEL BETTER!  Microsoft’s got you back. Steve Ballmer must have busted out his secret stash of magic dust, as Microsoft has just come out with the announcement that it has recovered “most, if not all, customer data” that was [...]

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OS X Snow Leopard vs. Windows 7: The Final Countdown

OS X Snow Leopard vs. Windows 7: The Final Countdown

I’m planning to build a new computer and I am debating whether to build a PC or a MAC.  I found this article off of gizmodo and thought it was an interesting read. It’s easier than ever to pit Windows 7 and OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard head-to-head: They’re launching soon, both within a month [...]

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Marvel Gets Disney-Owned: Tech News

Disney buys Marvel Well, fanboys, we regret to inform you that your favorite badass Marvel characters are about to be Disney-fied, meaning Wolverine will become the Big Bad Wolf, Rogue is scheduled to become Little Red Riding Hood, and the Hulk will become Dumbo. Not really, but Disney did agree to acquire Marvel Entertainment today [...]

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