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WIN: Limited Edition Star Wars Kinect Xbox 360 bundle
The force can be with you, right under your telly 25 May 2012 18:13 GMT TweetWe're offering Pocket-Lint readers the chance to win a fantastic limited edition Star Wars Kinect Xbox 360 bundle.
Become a true Jedi with the new Xbox 360 Limited Edition Kinect Star Wars console, featuring a custom design and sounds from...
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Xbox 360 set for Kinect controlled Internet Explorer browsing
Full web experience 11 May 2012 9:53 GMT TweetXbox 360 users will soon be able to surf the web using Kinect gesture controls as Microsoft works on a modified version of Internet Explorer 9.
Currently the Xbox 360’s browsing credentials is restricted to media results via Bing voice...
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Microsoft job ad hints that Xbox 360 Skype is finally its on way
About time 20 April 2012 14:06 GMT TweetIt's been almost a year since Microsoft bought Skype for $8.5 billion, and while there have been improvements to the existing desktop clients and mobile applications, we still haven't had a sniff of the service on the Xbox 360.
Until now, that...
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Skyrim for Xbox 360 adds Kinect and Voice commands
200 voice commands with free update 12 April 2012 16:11 GMT TweetGaming favourite Skyrim will soon be able to support Kinect on the Xbox 360.
The update will introduce more than 200 voice commands bringing a new element to the fifth instalment in The Elder Scrolls gaming series.
Gamers will be...
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Creative director says Kinect: Star Wars is good enough for true fans
FEATURE INTERVIEW: Kudo Tsunoya talks Kinect 11 April 2012 10:43 GMT TweetBefore Avatar, 3D never really mattered. It was the moment when people started backing the technology for its merits, not just its gimmicks. Now 3D is everywhere, in virtually every TV and built into games on both the PS3 and Xbox 360.
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Kinect: Star Wars review
REVIEW
Feel the force?
3 April 2012 8:01 GMT
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Star Wars is everywhere. The Lucas empire extends far beyond the reach of any traditional franchise, with our friends C3PO and R2D2 being as ubiquitous as the kitchen sink. Some of the ancillary elements to the Star Wars world are great - Knights of...
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Magician uses Microsoft Kinect to wow TED crowd
Meaning of magic explained through Kinect 2 April 2012 16:02 GMT TweetSawing a woman in half. Walking on water. Living in an elevated glass box while the London public shout and throw obscenities at you... So last year. The latest magic tricks use Microsoft Kinect, as demonstrated here by techno illusionist Marco Tempest.
Tempest...
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Kinect for Windows goes live with new hardware
Kinect for Windows sensor announced 1 February 2012 14:35 GMT TweetJust as Steve Ballmer promised when he mentioned a 1 February launch at CES, the Kinect for Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) is now officially available, alongside dedicated hardware for the motion gesture platform.
The Kinect for Windows...
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Kinect powererd Windows 8 laptops gesturing your way
Asus prototypes being tested 27 January 2012 15:36 GMT TweetHow would you like to get your hands on (or rather keep them off) a laptop sporting a built-in Kinect sensor? It's more than just a hollow dream - Kinect packing laptops made by Asus, and Microsoft backed, are already in existence.
The Daily...
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Xbox 360 Dashboard update pictures and hands-on
HANDS-ON Bing search, Metro-styling and more... 5 December 2011 5:00 GMT TweetMicrosoft is set to release its most ambitious Xbox 360 Dashboard update in the six-year-old console's life to date, and Pocket-lint was invited to a swanky location in the heart of London to test the new features.
Available for download globally...
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Xbox and Kinect see bumper sales with dashboard update just days away
The future is motion controlled 1 December 2011 10:22 GMT TweetMicrosoft has announced some pretty impressive stats for its Xbox 360 console and Kinect motion control device, as a week of Black Friday sales proves a huge draw.
Over 960,000 Xbox 360 consoles were sold in the US during Black Friday week...
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Kinect 2 rumoured to be accurate enough to lip read
Bundled with future Xbox 28 November 2011 12:40 GMT TweetMicrosoft's new Kinect could feature motion sensing technology that is so accurate it would be able to read lips. Better still, it is set to be bundled with the next generation Xbox console, commonly referred to as the Xbox 720.
Sources have...
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Sony Kinect TV on the cards?
A bite back at Apple, perhaps 25 November 2011 9:18 GMT TweetMicrosoft Kinect, the hugely successful motion control gaming accessory, might just get TV integration as reports suggest Microsoft has approached TV companies about licensing the Kinect tech.
The Daily has suggested that both Sony and Vizio...
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Kinect for Windows PCs moves tech to new level in 2012
Optimised hardware 23 November 2011 8:06 GMT TweetMicrosoft Kinect, the no-hands gaming peripheral for Xbox 360, is to see a move over to Windows PCs come early 2012, and in the process it'll be gaining new hardware improvements.
We've seen the Kinect on a PC many times before with hackers...
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Xbox is 10 today - we celebrate its history
FEATURE Box to the Future 15 November 2011 18:07 GMT TweetThe Xbox celebrates its 10th birthday today and with it a decade of some of the best gaming that consoles have ever seen.
What a journey it has been. Some classic franchises and pieces of tech have made their names under the Xbox moniker and...
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