This news should probably come as a surprise to no one after Microsoft unveiled the Kinect Adapter for Windows last October. In a nutshell, this has made the Kinect for Windows somewhat redundant. So ...

Microsoft stopped producing the Kinect for Windows v2 sensor today after phasing out the original sensor not long ago. The company emphasized, however, that this does not mean it will stop supporting ...

Microsoft's Kinect for Windows sensor and development kit are coming to China and a handful of other new markets this fall. Mary Jo Foley Mary Jo Foley has covered the tech industry for 30 years for a ...

Microsoft will build a Kinect device specifically for use with PCs, as the company prepares to launch a program to support commercial products developed for Kinect and Windows. Kinect is the motion ...

When Microsoft announced a special next-generation Kinect for Windows pre-release developer program earlier today, the move got us wondering whether Windows-based tinkerers couldn’t just plug the ...

With the Kinect for Windows v2 sensor and SDK 2.0 in the wild, Redmond will end sales of its original device in 2015. Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you ...

We were told that it wouldn't be until fall when the Kinect would be available as standalone "sold separately" accessory to the Xbox One, but it appears its Window counterpart is nearly ready for ...

Microsoft has announced a price and release date for the new Kinect v2 on PC. The motion device will launch on July 15 for $199. The Microsoft Store (via IGN) is selling pre-orders for the device.

Microsoft has confirmed that it will bring out new hardware for Windows users to embrace its motion-based control platform Kinect. Great news? Perhaps not. Redmond confirmed in a blog post this week ...

Microsoft is still Microsoft. Despite Apple’s dominating brand and their ability to steal headlines — iPhone 5 and iPad 3 come to mind — the creative brains at Microsoft have been busy themselves, for ...

Microsoft has revealed plans to phase out the original Kinect sensor for Windows-based PCs in 2015. The original Kinect for Windows first released in February of 2012, but has since became obsolete ...

Microsoft has made it official: The new-and-improved Kinect that will ship with the Xbox One later this year will also come to Windows in 2014. The Windows version will offer the same improvements ...