Kinect hit the Windows development libraries

Kinect

Sometimes it is better to hang out the enemy to fight with him, is that after checking the constant hacking Kinect has suffered since its release, Microsoft has decided to bring its developer tools to Windows 7.

It really is a story that I knew and anticipated, but it is good to know that the tools will officially operating system from Microsoft in spring as a free download as we read on his official blog.


Imagine that with the support of Microsoft and an environment as widespread as Windows, Kinect opportunities will multiply. We must bear in mind that when you release the libraries, the development and use are reduced to a personal level, but the really interesting news is that it will become a commercial product in the not too distant future.

A gestural possibilities Windows will provide us Kinect cameras, but also voice recognition technology, both details that can charge a special interest in a complex operating system, and who knows if in the future will develop an interface adapted to peripheral.

The invention of the Israelis PrimeSense think will go a long way in the coming years, I remember that Asus also opted to bring the technology to PC with Wavi Xtion, opting to give importance to the development tools.

We also know that there are anonymous agreements with major manufacturers to get televisions and other devices in the room. As curiosity I remember that technology passed earlier by the hands of Apple, but no agreement was reached, the rest of the story we already know ...

http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/archive/2011/02/21/kinect-for-windows-sdk-to-arrive-spring-2011.aspx