Microsoft launches free Kinect for Windows SDK beta, software available for download now.

The Xbox Kinect was Microsoft’s big push into motion and gesture-controlled gaming, debuting right around the same time as the PlayStation Move and the up-on-your-feet console that started the craze, ...

The beta release of the free Kinect software development kit, or SDK, could fuel the grassroots Kinect applications that have until now been considered hacks.

The Kinect SDK opens up a plethora of possibilities for developers. Beyond controlling quadricopters, the SDK can be used in various fields such as healthcare, education, and entertainment.

Microsoft has announced that it will launch an SDK for its Kinect motion sensor for Windows, and Microsoft will be releasing the SDK free of charge for non commercial use, and will later release a ...

Microsoft on Thursday released a software development kit for its Kinect gaming system, and hackers are already testing the limits of what the device can do. After the release of the SDK ...

The Kinect software development kit (SDK) beta was released by Microsoft today, enabling developers to create Visual Basic, Windows 7 C#,and C++ applications that recognize user input through the ...

Microsoft has yet to provide an exact launch date, but it will allow companies to use Kinect for commercial purposes starting sometime in early 2012.

The Azure Kinect Developer Kit only delivers streaming data, so applications need to configure the data rate in frames per second, along with image color formats and resolutions.

Microsoft has launched the Kinect SDK beta, giving Windows developers an official way to use the Xbox's sensor-packed Kinect accessory. To launch the SDK, Microsoft held a special 24-hour coding ...

Microsoft said on its Kinect for Windows website that the new ‘SDK is designed for non-commercial purposes only,’ and that a commercial version is on the way. At E3, the Electronic ...

The Xbox Kinect is Microsoft's big push into motion-controlled gaming. You don't even need a controller to play. Just move your hands and feet with gestures that the Kinect understands, and ...