After reversing course on Internet connections and DRM limitations, Redmond reveals that its next-gen console and Kinect motion sensor won't be tied at the hip as earlier planned. Our team tests, ...

Microsoft stopped producing the Kinect for Windows v2 sensor today after phasing out the original sensor not long ago. The company emphasized, however, that this does not mean it will stop supporting ...

This weekend, Microsoft revealed that two new updates are arriving to the Xbox One Kinect. The sensor, that is primarily used to map movement across a range of titles available for the Xbox One, will ...

For all the buzz about the new Kinect that will ship with the Xbox One, there are remarkably few facts to go around. Sources trumpet its infrared-enabled ability to detect motion in a dark room, for ...

Back in May, Microsoft said that you'll need have the motion-sensing Kinect plugged in at all times in order for your Xbox One to function, but now they're reversing course once again. We already knew ...

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