Looks like the age of hands free applications may soon become a reality, all thanks to Microsoft. Microsoft announced today that they will bring in the Xbox Kinect to Windows based machines. This change could have a huge impact especially for the healthcare and engineering industry.
Microsoft has launched the Kinect in 2010 as a "controller-free gaming and entertainment experience" designed for their Xbox gaming console platform. The Kinect sensor is a unique device which allows users to interact and play games using physical gestures, as opposed to pressing multiple buttons on a gaming controller.
Microsoft has now decided to expand on the Kinect platform by integrating it with their Windows operating systems, indicated information week. Microsoft is keen on launching the software out for developers to create applications and programs that are integrated seamlessly with the Kinect and continue running on Windows based desktops, laptops and possible even touch devices. The Microsoft research team has high hopes of this integration and look forward to the Kinect platform becoming a useful tool for manipulating machines and computers. "When we first saw the Kinect it became completely obvious that what we wanted to do was control the universe with our fingertips. We believe that Kinect can be more than just a great platform for gaming and entertainment. It opens up enormous opportunities that span everything from delivering new personal experiences to addressing societal challenges in the fields of healthcare and education."
The new Kinect platform could really be a huge change in the computing world but Microsoft better do it with perfection. Of late many of their innovations have caused many issues, and annoyed users have been pestering the Windows tech support team for days. Either way the Windows tech support team may still have lot on their hands when this entire integrated platform comes out.
Overall, however, this move sees the software giant taking a huge leap forward in the computing world, and involving themselves more into hardware – a wonderful sight to see. As Windows-based computers dominate most PCs and laptops across the globe, this new platform integration could impact many more than just the healthcare and engineering industries. The Kinect sensor support had been bought out successfully on the Xbox 360 gaming console for the Netflix application which lets users use voice or gesture to control the Netflix interface. It is one of the fastest selling gadgets, and probably one of the coolest. Looks like JARVIS from Iron Man may soon become a reality.
Microsoft has launched the Kinect in 2010 as a "controller-free gaming and entertainment experience" designed for their Xbox gaming console platform. The Kinect sensor is a unique device which allows users to interact and play games using physical gestures, as opposed to pressing multiple buttons on a gaming controller.
Microsoft has now decided to expand on the Kinect platform by integrating it with their Windows operating systems, indicated information week. Microsoft is keen on launching the software out for developers to create applications and programs that are integrated seamlessly with the Kinect and continue running on Windows based desktops, laptops and possible even touch devices. The Microsoft research team has high hopes of this integration and look forward to the Kinect platform becoming a useful tool for manipulating machines and computers. "When we first saw the Kinect it became completely obvious that what we wanted to do was control the universe with our fingertips. We believe that Kinect can be more than just a great platform for gaming and entertainment. It opens up enormous opportunities that span everything from delivering new personal experiences to addressing societal challenges in the fields of healthcare and education."
The new Kinect platform could really be a huge change in the computing world but Microsoft better do it with perfection. Of late many of their innovations have caused many issues, and annoyed users have been pestering the Windows tech support team for days. Either way the Windows tech support team may still have lot on their hands when this entire integrated platform comes out.
Overall, however, this move sees the software giant taking a huge leap forward in the computing world, and involving themselves more into hardware – a wonderful sight to see. As Windows-based computers dominate most PCs and laptops across the globe, this new platform integration could impact many more than just the healthcare and engineering industries. The Kinect sensor support had been bought out successfully on the Xbox 360 gaming console for the Netflix application which lets users use voice or gesture to control the Netflix interface. It is one of the fastest selling gadgets, and probably one of the coolest. Looks like JARVIS from Iron Man may soon become a reality.
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