Just 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...

If you thought Microsoft's Kinect for Xbox 360 was just so you could look stupid in your living room playing games, think again.

Microsoft has been showing off some of the “crazy” possibilities for the motion-controlled accessory...