Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Microsoft announces the opening of control Kinect to develop applications on Windows

The success of Kinect control for the Xbox and the attraction that has awakened to investigate other uses of the same has advised Microsoft to provide developers with a kit that allows them to create applications for Windows. The voice and gesture control console and the computer will. Is not excluded that the next version of Windows take advantage of this horizon is a radical transformation of the computer interface.

According to the note from Microsoft, this spring will be available the aforementioned kit, providing access to key parts of the system Kinect scholars and enthusiasts. " "This," he argues, "We guarantee people will have available the tools you want to revolutionize the way we interact with technology." Microsoft sees new applications of technology muno Kinect in health and education.

From the moment he appeared Kinect, developers from different countries offered solutions to Kinect use on a computer and detach it from the console. In fact, a Spanish won a worldwide competition in this regard. Microsoft did not pursue these developments to the extent that did not involve hacking games if not more room for maneuver Kinect.

Kinect USB connection is open by default and this facilitates the expansion of computers. In fact there are already job experience nonplay Xbox console. A U.S. company, Bodyviz, has developed a program that converts images into three-dimensional X-ray and analyzed with the controls of the console.

Control with buttons, however, Microsoft does not abandon the controls with buttons. Next month will arrive in Europe the last model that incorporates a crossbar that is best suited to user's touch and is designed to handle high precision movements. In the U.S., worth $ 64.99. When Sony launched its Move command made a campaign based on the claim of the buttons to control consoles.

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