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 ...

It was only a matter of time before Microsoft lay the Kinect for Windows v2 sensor to rest. They released a Kinect Adaptor for Windows last fall which allows users to use an Xbox One Kinect sensor on ...

With the Kinect for Windows v2 sensor and SDK 2.0 in the wild, Redmond will end sales of its original device in 2015. Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you ...

In what it says is an effort to simplify its Kinect line, Microsoft will no longer be producing Kinect v2 for Windows. While the company will no longer produce the sensor, it promises support for the ...

Wisdom was Microsoft removing Kinect from its Xbox One, but for all our ennui with the peripheral as a home theater interface, we’re quick to forget where the real Kinect story played out: Microsoft’s ...

As planned, Microsoft today started shipping its Kinect for Windows v2 sensor, priced at $199. At the same time, the company has also released the free SDK 2.0 public preview, which you can download ...

Microsoft is making its Kinect for Windows v2 sensor available for preorder as of June 5. The sensor costs $199 and is orderable through Microsoft Stores. (A price list for other countries is here.) ...

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Microsoft is getting "closer and closer" to launching the Kinect for Windows v2, according to a post on the official Kinect for Windows Blog, which offers a first look at the new hardware and its ...

We first got a glimpse of the second generation of Microsoft’s Kinect sensor for Windows back in March, and now the device is available for preorder for $199 in the U.S. (It’s also available in a ...

Microsoft is now taking pre-orders for its Kinect for Windows v2 sensor. The updated sensor, based upon the one that shipped with all Xbox One systems until now, features much more precision and ...

Microsoft has begun shipping the second version of its Kinect gesture and voice recognition system to Windows developers. The Kinect for Windows v2 Developer Preview kits are now being sent to those ...