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wikipedia.org
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinect
Kinect - Wikipedia
Microsoft ended production of Kinect for Xbox One in October 2017. Kinect has also been used as part of non-game applications in academic and commercial environments, as it was cheaper and more robust than other depth-sensing technologies at the time.
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microsoft.com
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/kinect-…
Azure Kinect DK – Develop AI Models | Microsoft Azure
Azure Kinect is a cutting-edge spatial computing developer kit with sophisticated computer vision and speech models, advanced AI sensors, and a range of powerful SDKs that can be connected to Azure AI Services.
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slashgear.com
https://www.slashgear.com/1995970/how-microsoft-xb…
XBOX Kinect Never Fully Died - Its Tech Was Just Repurposed
Xbox Kinect technology has been used in various fields outside of gaming, including in art installations, military training, and even ghost hunting.
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theverge.com
https://www.theverge.com/news/844380/nex-playgroun…
A Kinect for kids is outselling Xbox to become the hot toy this holiday
The Nex Playground is basically Kinect for kids, and it’s outselling Microsoft’s Xbox, shaking up the console market this holiday.
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windowscentral.com
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/long-li…
Long live the Xbox Kinect - Windows Central
The Xbox Kinect may have been discontinued years ago, but its legacy lives on in unexpected ways.
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theshortcut.com
https://www.theshortcut.com/p/kinect-microsofts-de…
Kinect, Microsoft’s defunct Xbox camera, lives on in surprising ways
You can experience Kinect today, as it lives on in the New York Hall of Science as part of the Connected Worlds exhibition, something which Watson notes wouldn’t be possible without Microsoft’s camera.
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hackaday.com
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/06/the-strange-afterl…
The Strange Afterlife Of The Xbox Kinect - Hackaday
In the unlikely event you’ve not encountered non-gaming applications for the Kinect, here’s an old project to scan an entire room to get you started.
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computerhope.com
https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/k/kinect.htm
What Is a Kinect? - Computer Hope
The Kinect, a revolutionary device by Microsoft for Xbox 360 that uses body movements as a controller, expanding into applications like 3-D imaging and more.
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gameslearningsociety.org
https://www.gameslearningsociety.org/wiki/why-kine…
Why Kinect is discontinued? - Games Learning Society
The Kinects discontinuation wasn’t a single event, but a gradual decline fueled by a confluence of factors. The core reasons lie in technology limitations, lack of compelling software, privacy concerns, and a shift in Microsoft’s overall strategy.
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wisc.edu
https://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ahmad/kinect.pdf
How does the Kinect work? - University of Wisconsin–Madison
What kind of “questions” can the Kinect ask in its twenty questions? Simplified version: “is the pixel at that offset in the background?” Real version: “how does the (normalized) depth at that pixel compare to this pixel?” [see Shotton et al, equation 1]