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Microsoft today released the final Kinect for Windows SDK 2.0, which you can download now for free directly from Microsoft.com. The launch means developers can now finalize their apps for the Kinect ...

Microsoft has announced the availability of its Kinect for Windows software development kit (SDK) 2.0 which, according to the company, contains over 200 improvements and updates since the public ...

Microsoft has announced that Kinect apps are now becoming available in the Windows Store which represents a great step forward for developers and users alike. Kinect for Windows has been available for ...

Microsoft today released the final build of its second-generation Kinect SDK 2.0 for Windows, in addition to one huge change related to Kinect app distribution: for the first time, developers can ...

Now that Kinect for Windows 2.0 devices have shipped, a preview of the software development kit is available for more than game developers. The Kinect for Windows team released a preview of its Kinect ...

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Perhaps changes are coming to Kinect. Former Kinect creative director Kudo Tsunoda is leaving the Xbox division in favor of Microsoft’s Windows Apps Studio, where he will be president. Tsunoda will ...

Microsoft's motion control play, Project Natal, now dubbed "Kinect," was revealed last week at E3, along with several titles using the technology. The general consensus of the gaming press seems ...

[Update] A Microsoft spokesperson has confirmed Kinect-features will become standard for developers creating apps for the Xbox 360, telling Shacknews: "With the new dashboard our objective is to bring ...

The next Xbox One S console doesn't even have a Kinect port, showing that even Microsoft doesn't care about the depth sensor for gaming. However, it may yet make a comeback in VR. Microsoft ...