The Xbox Kinect peripheral, a pretty infamous flop as far as video game accessories go, is no longer supported, but it turns out has clever unofficial uses.

Voice control isn't the only thing Apple's Siri and Microsoft's Kinect have in common. In both cases, developers have taken it upon themselves to use the software in ways the makers did not intend.

Microsoft has yet to provide an exact launch date, but it will allow companies to use Kinect for commercial purposes starting sometime in early 2012. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a technology ...

While the title might evoke a “Wait, what?” sort of response, Microsoft’s movement-recognition Kinect software has actually proven remarkably effective at guarding the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Soon after the Kinect hit the market last November, academics and hobbyists began to experiment with it. Using open-source drivers on Windows-based ...

Imagine walking into a room and booting up your PC with a "Computer on" voice command, then controlling your apps with simple hand gestures. Sound too futuristic? Microsoft wants to make that happen ...

When Oliver Kreylos, a computer scientist, heard about the capabilities of ’s new Kinect gaming device, he couldn’t wait to get his hands on it. “I dropped everything, rode my bike to the closest game ...