Microsoft's motion-sensor peripheral for the Xbox 360 is now available for Windows-based PCs. The software development kit (SDK) and runtime for Kinect for Windows Version 1.0 can be downloaded here.

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Just as Steve Ballmer promised at last month's CES, the 1.0 build of the Kinect for Windows SDK is available starting today.

Microsoft has released Kinect for Windows hardware and the first official SDK is now available for download. The Kinect for Windows hardware is optimized for computers running Windows 7, Windows ...

Microsoft released for download on February 1 the final bits for the first version of its Kinect for Windows software and began shipping the accompanying sensor hardware. The Kinect for Windows sensor ...

As promised, Microsoft on Wednesday shipped version 1.0 of the Kinect for Windows SDK and runtime and said partners have started selling the Kinect hardware. The Kinect motion and voice sensor was ...

Shipping Kinect for Windows was another cross-Microsoft effort: not only did the hardware and software teams work closely together to create an integrated solution, but our support, manufacturing, ...

The Kinect for Windows SDK includes drivers for Windows 7, Windows Embedded Standard 7 and Windows 8 developer preview desktop apps. Developers have a new platform on which to build for Kinect games: ...

Microsoft is readying a 1.5 release of its Kinect for Windows product for late May that will add a new app for developers to help them debug their products based on recorded user interactions. That's ...

As promised, Microsoft on Wednesday shipped version 1.0 of the Kinect for Windows SDK and runtime and said partners have started selling the Kinect hardware. The Kinect motion and voice sensor was ...

Kinect for Windows will arrive in style to China and other new markets starting October 8th, sporting a brand new SDK. The new developer kit will add features like color camera settings and extended ...