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Kinection — turns your Kinect into a game design device 20 Feb 2013 | 11:21 am
Looking for something that will allow you to sue your Kinect to creat games with a 3D engine? Then you may want to check out Kinection. Kinection is a free plug-in that will let you use your Kinect wi...
moveIT — turn your body into an Autodesk Inventor modeling tool wit a Kinect 18 Feb 2013 | 11:18 am
moveIT is an add-in application for Autodesk Inventor that allows you to pose and position a human body model, using your own movements and a Microsoft Kinect sensor and movements of your own body. Fo...
Imogen Heap talks Ableton-controlling gloves 15 Feb 2013 | 03:47 pm
This isn’t the first that we’re seeing these gloves but in this demo, Imogen Heap does a good job of explaining how the technology behind the Ableton-controlling gloves came about and evolved and what...
Skeletal hand and finger tracking in full 3D 13 Feb 2013 | 03:53 pm
One thing that KinectHackers have found really useful with the Kinect is its capability to make 3D and 3D-related applications not only a reality but also affordable. Today’s featured hack is an examp...
Artec Studio launches $1000 Kinect Contest 11 Feb 2013 | 03:02 pm
Artec Group, developers of Artec Studio, a software that turns Kinect, Asus Xtion or Primesense sensors into a real 3D scanner have launched a “cool” winter-themed contest for Kinect owners worldwide....
Skanect — an affordable 3D capture tool 6 Feb 2013 | 02:09 pm
Skanect is a new affordable, easy to use tool that allows users to capture a full color 3D model of an object, a person or a room. Skanect transforms your Microsoft Kinect or Asus Xtion camera into an...
control:mapper let’s you customize controls with a Kinect 5 Feb 2013 | 04:19 am
Today’s featured shack shows how Reality Control’s new software, ‘control:mapper’ enables you to interact with existing games and applications using your Microsoft Kinect and a Windows 7 or 8 PC ‘cont...
Equipment Training via Kinect 2 Feb 2013 | 04:13 am
The Institute for Energy Technology in Norway has used the Microsoft Kinect to create a virtual reality interface to explore and interact with virtual equipment. This could be used for instance in tr...
The Rangeinet — a self-contained multimedia instrument 31 Jan 2013 | 04:06 am
We’ve noticed that performance artists have really connected with the Kinect. A lot of cool new music and dances are being created with the help of Microsoft’s little miracle machine. Today’s hack is ...
Kinect-powered Google TV controller 29 Jan 2013 | 03:59 am
Virtual controllers are always cool. They let you do stuff without having to worry about the hassle of of physical-based interfaces. And they’re always interesting to work with. Today’s featured hack ...