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Xbox One: Our Hopes and Fears
Until last Wednesday afternoon, Microsoft’s biggest problem wasn’t any single aspect of their upcoming Xbox One console. It’s how they were talking to consumers. Every word out of Don Mattrick’s mouth...
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Apple Considering Buying PrimeSense, the Firm Behind Kinect Technology
Apple is reportedly interested in acquiring a company called PrimeSense, which helped develop the technology that originally powered Microsoft’s Kinect motion controller, Israeli news outlet Calcalist...
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Microsoft Won’t Harvest Marketing Data from Kinect
After the initial Xbox One press events this spring, concerns were a dime a dozen, but one of the truly legitimate ones was about what Microsoft would do with the data Kinect makes available to the...
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Rare Not Frustrated by “Hardcore” and “Cynical” Feelings for Kinect
Once beloved by fans around the world, Rare has become something of an iconic “fall from grace.” The company no longer demands the attention it did during its Nintendo days, and it has instead cast...
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Microsoft Releases Cheat Sheet for Xbox One Kinect Commands
Well now, this should come in handy. Before you fly off into a near debaucherous rage because your Xbox One’s Kinect can’t understand your perfectly expressed commands, you might want to consult this...
View ArticleXbox One’s NBA 2K14 Gives Technicals for Bad Language Heard by Kinect
Warning: The video packs foul language and excessively loud screaming. Turn your speakers or headphones down for the noise. If swearing offends you or could offend those around you, don’t watch it at...
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Microsoft’s Smartwatch Being Developed by Kinect Co-Creator, Report Says
We’ve been hearing reports since October that Microsoft is working on its own wearable technology to compete with Google Glass, the Galaxy Gear, and a host of rumored upcoming devices, but a new...
View ArticleNASA Experiments With New Gaming Tech for Robotics
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab is always looking for interesting, affordable tech to make space missions easier and cheaper to initiate. This time, the team is testing a combination of the Xbox One Kinect...
View ArticleXbox One Player Tags Himself “Xbox Sign Out” in Call of Duty, Hilarity Ensues
A Call of Duty player has thought of a brilliant way to get under the skin of Xbox One users in Call of Duty: Ghosts. In a game where team mates and enemies are bound to call out each other’s names...
View ArticleRettinger’s Riffs: Xbox One Voice Commands
Jon R is back to discuss various topics in and out of the tech world. On this week’s episode, Jon riffs on the Xbox One and the Kinect’s voice control features. One of the biggest problems with the...
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Microsoft Announces Kinect-less Xbox One for $399
If you’re planning on picking up an Xbox One sometime soon, your system might very well look like the one above – a slick black controller and a glossy box, but no camera to be found. Microsoft...
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Dropping the Kinect from Xbox One Signals the Device’s Death
Starting June 9, consumers will be able to purchase an Xbox One for $399.99. That’s the exact same price as the PlayStation 4, for those keeping count. The Xbox One is currently priced at $499.99. It...
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Kinectless Xbox One is “Good for the Consumer,” says Kinect Designer
Whether you like the Kinect sensor or not, there’s no doubt that Microsoft’s decision to unbundle it from the Xbox One was a huge shift for the company. How does Carl Ledbetter, the guy in charge of...
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Bungie Pulls Kinect Support From Destiny in Favor of Resolution
The Xbox One version of Bungie’s latest online shooter, Destiny, found the power it needed to give a much needed boost to the resolution. All that spare power couldn’t have just freed itself up...
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Xbox One Sells “Double” The Units Without the Kinect
The reputation of the Kinect has taken yet another blow due to the positive sales figures of the Xbox One in June. In April and May, shortly after Microsoft announced it would drop the price to $399...
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Microsoft’s Standalone Kinect for Xbox One Going on Sale In October
When Microsoft took the Kinect out of its Xbox One launch bundle, people rolled their eyes as if to say, “finally.” This move dropped the price of the Xbox One down to $399, making it more competitive...
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Amazon Drops Kinect Bundled Xbox Ones
If you’re looking to buy an Xbox One bundled with a Kinect directly from Amazon, it seems like that option is currently no longer viable. The online retailer is no longer selling the Kinect bundled...
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Xbox One’s Kinect Now Officially Sold Separately for $149.99
If you still want to live life like Tom Cruise in Minority Report with your Xbox One, but you bought the console sans Kinect, you can now officially dive into the version two of controllerless motion...
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Microsoft’s Cross-Platform Smartwatch Expected This Summer
Microsoft is gearing up to launch its own smartwatch that will be compatible with Android, iOS, and Windows Phone devices, according to sources familiar with its plans. The software giant doesn’t yet...
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Mysterious Microsoft Lumia Handset Shows Off Giant Camera in Leaked Photos
See full gallery on TechnoBuffalo The first Lumia smartphone to sport a Microsoft logo wasn’t exactly the cutting-edge flagship we were hoping for, but you can be sure Microsoft has exciting devices...
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