Technology is an interesting thing. It took mankind 10,000 years to invent the supercomputer, and in the 50 years since the digital age has completely changed the world. So with technology picking up speed at an incredible pace, it was no surprise to find that less than a week after Microsoft’s newest game-changer Kinect was released to the public, its technology had already been hacked. Now a few more videos reveal just how much can be done with the device, both technically and creatively.
Kinect is far more than just a camera or microphone, and the technology at work has been developed by a hard-working team at Microsoft which, like it or not, must now watch their technology be twisted and re-purposed by a world full of computer geniuses. The way the Kinect works makes it different from other camera or infrared devices, and the programming already at work within the device has potential when it comes to Minority Report-like manipulation of a digital interface.
Electronics manufacturer Evoluce- who are giving Microsoft’s Surface some serious competition with their own touch-screen table- have released video of their own experiment, combining the Kinect with the Windows 7 operating system.
So have a look at how Kinect might one day be used to control not just your Xbox, but your desktop PC as well:
