Microsoft Source Provides Details on Kinect for Windows 8 Devices
By Karla Robinson
February 1, 2012
February 1, 2012
- A source from Microsoft revealed to The Daily some facts about the Kinect motion-sensing technology for Windows 8-equipped devices.
- According to the inside source, Microsoft will license the technology to other manufacturers with the requirement that it is the only motion-control tech on the devices.
- Asus will likely be a launch partner, but the company is not directly involved in testing the product.
- Microsoft techs have been using prototypes “in the wild” at crowded locales to fine-tune the sensor.
- Devices with the technology should be plugged in as much as possible because it quickly drains batteries.
- Fragmentation, like that of Android when manufacturers created dissimilar versions, may happen because Microsoft enables makers to customize the look of Windows 8 on Kinect-enabled devices.
- Perhaps most notable, the “log me in” feature enables the Kinect sensors to analyze the user’s voice and face to grant access.
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