Voice control isn't the only thing Apple's Siri and Microsoft's Kinect have in common. In both cases, developers have taken it upon themselves to use the software in ways the makers did not intend.

Anthony Taormina is an original member of the Game Rant team, having been part of the publication for 15 years. He coordinates content for all facets of the site and manages its social media, PR, and ...

Working with Microsoft, a company called Ubi Interactive is bringing us ever-closer to the day when everything is a touch screen. The software from Ubi (no relation to the game publisher Ubisoft) ...

What is Azure Kinect DK? While the Kinect brand is best associated with a motion-sensing device for gaming, those days are behind it: Kinect is all about business now. The latest model is called the ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Soon after the Kinect hit the market last November, academics and hobbyists began to experiment with it. Using open-source drivers on Windows-based ...

Microsoft has yet to provide an exact launch date, but it will allow companies to use Kinect for commercial purposes starting sometime in early 2012. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a technology ...

SEATTLE, June 16 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp made available on Thursday a Windows 7-compatible test version of the software behind its hit Kinect motion-sensing game device, in the hope that developers ...

The Kinect for Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 2.0 enables developers to create applications that support gesture and voice recognition, using Kinect sensor technology on computers running ...

During their CES Keynote last night, Microsoft announced that the PC version of the Kinect would be coming very soon: February 1st in the US, to be precise. "Kinect for Windows", as it's called, will ...

Imagine walking into a room and booting up your PC with a "Computer on" voice command, then controlling your apps with simple hand gestures. Sound too futuristic? Microsoft wants to make that happen ...

When Oliver Kreylos, a computer scientist, heard about the capabilities of ’s new Kinect gaming device, he couldn’t wait to get his hands on it. “I dropped everything, rode my bike to the closest game ...

Microsoft Corp made available Thursday a Windows 7-compatible test version of the software behind its hit Kinect motion-sensing game device, in the hope that developers will invent a host of ...