Kinect Tech Comes to Laptops
Intel showing off a Kinect-like laptop concept at CES 2012. (Credit: CNET) Hey, look at this: Kinect on a laptop. Okay, so there we go. According to The Daily, companies are well on their way to making laptops--or, at least, laptop prototypes--running Windows 8 and equipped with Kinect motion camera hardware instead of standard webcams. The Daily got to see some of this technology firsthand on what they believe were Asus laptops. Intel's CES 2012 press conference featured a stage re-enactment of a similar Kinect-like idea on a laptop, shooting a virtual catapult in a game. The real question here is, who's going to use this? For those not able to easily type, a motion-control camera could be useful. Maybe motions combined with keyboard controls could add touch-like gesture vocabulary to a hinged device like a laptop in a more logical/ergonomic way than, say, a touchscreen. Gaming, media and application switching controls, and universal access for disabled individuals are the three uses that The Daily's Matt H
Kinect Tech Comes to Laptops
Kinect belongs to the world; the world belongs to Kinect. The Daily's Matt Hickey continues to mine what seems like a loose-lipped source at Microsoft, reporting that Kinect tech may be coming ...
Tue 31 Jan 12 from MIT Technology Review
Microsoft reportedly working on Kinect-enabled laptops
Microsoft is testing a prototype netbook running Windows 8 which replaces the typical webcam with a row of sensors across the top of the screen, according to a report by The Daily. The company ...
Fri 27 Jan 12 from Techspot
Secret Windows 8 Weapon: Kinect Built Into Your Laptop
The Windows release of Kinect is coming up in a couple days, but for most people that won't be a major event: the Kinect they have is sitting on their TV or in a drawer, waiting to be taken ...
Fri 27 Jan 12 from TechCrunch
Asus and Microsoft working on a Kinect-equipped laptop
Asus and Microsoft may be working on the future of laptops: One with built-in Kinect sensors.
Fri 27 Jan 12 from Extremetech
Asus prototyping laptops with built-in Kinect sensors
]]>With a sea of Ultrabooks coming out soon and Windows 8 on track for a release by the end of the year, it's time PC makers start differentiating themselves. Tobii's eye-tracking tech is really ...
Fri 27 Jan 12 from Dvice
Microsoft looks at Kinect laptop
Fri 27 Jan 12 from Ubergizmo
Kinect coming to laptops? Why?
Intel showing off a Kinect-like laptop concept at CES 2012. (Credit: CNET) Hey, look at this: Kinect on a laptop. Okay, so there we go. According to The Daily, companies are well on their way ...
Fri 27 Jan 12 from CNET Crave
Asus Windows 8 prototypes feature baked-in Kinect
We might all be flailing wildly at our laptops to open documents soon as at least two prototype Asus laptops exist that incorporate Microsoft Kinect sensors. The Daily was lucky enough to snag ...
Fri 27 Jan 12 from Techradar
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