3D modeling with the “Kinect Fusion” feature for Windows. (Image via Microsoft) Microsoft this morning released a new version of its Kinect for Windows software development kit, adding features ...

Kinect hackers have taken the device far beyond its gaming roots. Not all hackers try to steal credit card information and personal data. Many of them, in fact, are having a positive impact. They are ...

An updated version of Kinect for Window's software development kit will be available from the device's official site on Monday, March 18, Microsoft's Bob Heddle announced today during Engadget's ...

We’ve seen a pile of homebrew Kinect Hacks that take advantage of the figure- and gesture-detection capabilities built into the Kinect’s firmware—and now we’re seeing yet another implementation that ...

Photo of Microsoft engineers showing off Kinect Fusion, 3D scanning software for the Kinect for Windows motion sensing device, at Microsoft's BUILD 2012 developer conference from October 30, 2012 ...

It wasn’t that long ago that constructing 3D models was a painstaking and time-consuming task. These days, devices such as the Lynx A camera are turning it into a point and shoot affair. Microsoft is ...

Working on a computer to make 3D objects can be a very tricky process with a steep learning curve. Now researchers at Perdue University (Indiana, USA) have developed a new design tool enabling users ...

Previously, 3D motion detection was only possible with specialized equipment, but Fujitsu claims its software will work on a standard webcam. The new and improved Kinect was one of the only positives ...

French startup Manctl has created a working answer to the question, "Have you ever wanted to produce a full-colour 3D model of your house?" Its solution was to use Microsoft's Kinect for Windows, ...

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Not all hackers are trying to steal credit-card information or personal data. Many of them, in fact, are helping society. They are developing open-source code for video-game interfaces such as ...