Category: Kinect

  • The New Generation Kinect for Windows Sensor is Coming Next Year

    By now, most of you likely have heard about the new Kinect sensor that Microsoft will deliver as part of Xbox One later this year.  Today, I am pleased to announce that Microsoft will also deliver a new generation Kinect for Windows sensor next year. We’re continuing our commitment to equipping businesses and organizations with…

  • Kinect 2, pour concurrencer le LEAP ?

    Microsoft a annoncé il y a 2 jours sa nouvelle console, la Xbox One et en a profité pour dévoiler la Kinect nouvelle génération. Une vidéo de présentation des nouveautés se trouve en bas de l’article pour les flemmards :)Les nouveautésPlusieurs améliorations pour ce nouveau modèle, qui parait bien plus imposant que l’ancien (aussi bien terme de taille…

  • SYNERGIZ signe de nouvelles solutions interactives lors du congrès CFE-CGC

    Les 17, 18 et 19 avril derniers, le syndicat CFE-CGC organisait son 35ème congrès annuel avec pour thème de fond l’innovation. A cette occasion, la CFE-CGC a fait appel à SYNERGIZ pour concevoir et développer des solutions d’animation et de communication interactives, destinées aux congressistes et adhérents, mais aussi aux journalistes venus couvrir l’événement. La Roue de…

  • Session Kinect – Slides et démos ! | Kinect Genius Bar

    La session « Zoom de 10 minutes sur chaque fonction Kinect (LAN205) » que j’ai partagé avec mes compères du Kinect Genius Bar, Johanna Rowe et Nicolas Calvi, a eu du succès, nous remercions au passage tous ceux qui sont venu nous voir. En attendant la video Webcast qui arrivera vers le 18 mars, je vous mets en…

  • Kinect for Windows Shopping Solutions Showcased at National Retail Federation Expo

    Swivel Close-Up, a Kinect for Windows-based kiosk from FaceCake, lets customers visualize themselves in small accessories such as makeup, sunglasses, and jewelry. Microsoft Kinect for Windows has been playing an increasingly important role in retail, from interactive kiosks at stores such as Build-A-Bear Workshop, to virtual dressing rooms at fashion leaders like Bloomingdale’s, to virtual…

  • Leap Motion Raises $30M More For Its Gesture-Based Controller, Announces Bundling Deal With Asus

    Leap Motion is announcing today that it has raised $30 million in Series B funding. Co-founder and CEO Michael Buckwald told me that the company is still planning to ship its gesture-based controller sometime during the first quarter of this year, and he’s also announcing a partnership with Asus that should help get Leap Motion…

  • Inside the Newest Kinect for Windows SDK—Infrared Control

    The Kinect for Windows software development kit (SDK) October release was a pivotal update with a number of key improvements. One important update in this release is how control of infrared (IR) sensing capabilities has been enhanced to create a world of new possibilities for developers. IR sensing is a core feature of the Kinect…

  • Unique Cancer Treatment Center alex’s place Uses Kinect for Windows to Help Put Kids at Ease

    A unique clinic for treating children with cancer and blood disorders, alex’s place is designed to be a warm, open, communal space. The center—which is located in Miami, Florida—helps put its patients at ease by engaging them with interactive screens that allow them to be transported into different environments—where they become a friendly teddy bear,…

  • jKinect : « kinectify the web »

    Comme dirait Steve Ballmer : “Kinect, Kinect, Kinect”. Si vous n’avez jamais entendu parler de Kinect, vous étiez surement dans une cave durant les 2 dernières années (je ne vous en veux pas, dans ce cas lisez Kinect: Tour d’horizon tout naturellement). En début d’année (février 2012), Kinect s’est invité officiellement sur les PC grâce…

  • Microsoft Research to ship Kinected Browser JavaScript library for Kinect-enabled websites

    Dan Liebling and Meredith R. Morris from Microsoft Research will be presenting today at the 2012 ACM International Conference on Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces about their project “Kinected Browser: Depth Camera Interaction for the Web“, a toolkit which enables web developers to detect Kinect gestures and speech using a simple JavaScript library. With the introduction…