Microsoft is planning to hand over some expansive tools to amateur and professional programmers alike in order to aid in programming the Kinect to work better with Windows 7 computers. Detailed to appear later this spring, the software kit is supposed to allow for an easier interface/connectivity...

KinEmote is a software program that allows users to use their Kinect peripheral to play PC games. The folks behind the software have now released a new update that allows the Kinect to play the iPhone sensation Angry Birds. How wonderful! The software makes use of a wireless controller for button presses,...

We’ve seen a handful of Kinect hacks that involve robotics, such as the Kinect Roomba, to the Kinect helicopter robot. Now we see how Kinect controls a V-sido humanoid robot dressed up as a Gundam mech. In the video we see that the V-sido can swivel its torso, and even balance on one leg. Take a look...

Constructing an epic Minecraft presentation just got a whole lot more personal, easier, and fun with a new hack using Microsoft’s Kinect peripheral. The hack uses the data captured by the Kinect camera and transforms it into landscapes in the game. This was all discovered by Nathan Viniconis, and it...

Youtuber Demize2010 has just uploaded a sweet set of videos that show his awesome hacking skills with Microsooft’s Kinect peripheral. He’s manage to combine motion controls with controllers (somewhat like the PlayStation Move) in order to capitalize on the function of the Kinect.  Check out the...

Although Microsoft has tried with all their might, and even created a newer version of the Xbox 360, they just cannot seem to abandon the dreaded Red Ring of Death that plagues these popular consoles. Reports from the BBC as well as posts from users on Xbox.com’s message boards, the red ring seems to...

I knew the day would come, and it’s finally here. Youtuber evansuma has just posted a video that will warm the hearts of World of Warcraft players everywhere, along with making some jealous. Some engineers over at the University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies have answered...

One idea that stands out, and stands out so obviously, in the long line of Kinect hacks is the ability to use it to help people learn American Sign Language. This is exactly what researchers over at Georgia Tech College of Computing are working on. They are attempting to pai Microsoft’s Kinect...