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Title: Kinect for Windows to offer 'Minority Report' computer control
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Published: Nov 27, 2011
Author: The Telegraph
Post Date: 2011-11-27 12:57:46 by A K A Stone
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Comments: 3
A new generation of PCs controlled by gestures is on its way, after Microsoft revealed it is specially adapting its Xbox Kinect technology for Windows computers.
The system will allow Windows users to control software with the wave of a hand, as envisaged in the Steven Spielberg film Minority Report.
“Building on the existing Kinect for Xbox 360 device, we have optimized certain hardware components and made firmware adjustments which better enable PC-centric scenarios,” Craig Eisler, general manager of the Kinect for Windows program said in a blog post.
Kinect has proved a major hit on Xbox. A small device sits on top of the console or television and translates gamers’ body movement in to commands in racing, fighting and dancing titles. The Windows version offers the prospect of users controlling everyday office applications simply by moving their hands.
Microsoft said it has created a new “Near Mode” for the PC version of Kinect, suitable for capturing smaller movements more accurately, suitable for working at a desk.
“Near Mode” will enable a whole new class of “close up” applications, beyond the living room scenarios for Kinect for Xbox 360,” said Mr Eisler.
Microsoft is already working with software developers on new motion-controlled Windows applications.
"We’ve already seen strong enthusiasm for Kinect among developers who have done amazing things with it in countless different ways, from education to healthcare, gaming to art installations, manufacturing to retail," Mr Eisler said in another blog post.
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#1. To: A K A Stone (#0)
I bought a X-Box and Kinect for my 10 year old daughter's birthday last August. Kinect is a revolutionary technology that has uses well beyond gaming. People already writing operating room software using Kinect so that doctors don't have to dirty their hands, and endanger their patients, by flipping through manuals or touching computer screens or keyboards. Windows 8 will also have facial recognition capabilities. The computer will be able to recognize when you sit down in front of your computer and then log you by associated your face with your account. It lock the computer and put it to sleep when you leave. Windows 8 will also be geared towards tablets with a complete new user interface called "Metro" that is very different from iPad and Kindle.
Conservatives should be happy to know about the technology that's being created thatwill be eventually used against them.
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#2. To: jwpegler (#1)
Windows 8 will also have facial recognition capabilities. The computer will be able to recognize when you sit down in front of your computer and then log you by associated your face with your account. It lock the computer and put it to sleep when you leave.
#3. To: mininggold (#2)
Conservatives should be happy to know about the technology that's being created thatwill be eventually used against them.
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