Thalmic Labs’ founder on ditching touch screens, nixing mice, and why gesture control is the future
Aaron Grant, co-founder of Thalmic Labs, shares his vision for the future of gesture control in computing and talks up the prototype MYO armband.
Kinect-powered virtual therapists can fully decode a patient’s body language
Psychiatrists can't always keep their eyes on you while making notes. Enter SimSensei, a virtual therapist that uses the Kinect to detect body movements.
Microsoft looks to integrate Kinect into displays and laptops
Will Kinect-embedded laptops and monitors be landing on store shelves soon? Microsoft is working on shrinking the 3D cameras and lowering costs so the technology can go beyond the Xbox.
Xbox 360 has sold over 76 million consoles, but Kinect is slowing down
Microsoft's Xbox 360 will turn eight-years-old this year. It's lived a good life with 76 million consoles sold, but sales of the Kinect motion control sensor have slowed.
Kinect creator leaves Microsoft to join Sony’s PlayStation EyeToy studio in London
Kameo: Elements of Power directo and key Kinect developer George Andreas has left Microsoft and Rare after sixteen years with the studio. Who lured him away? None other than Sony's motion controller studio, Sony London.
Smarter than your TV: Game consoles may soon take over your home theater
Game consoles are poised to become the centerpiece of home theaters. We take a look at how they got to this point, and what we can expect in the near future.
Microsoft’s holiday earnings show the Xbox 360 riding into the sunset
Microsoft didn't have the holiday season it wanted, with earnings flat despite the release of big new products like Windows 8. The quarter also saw the Xbox 360, Microsoft's more reliable commodity in recent years, fading as a consumer force.
Logitech heads back to mice and keyboards as it exits the video game console business
Sometimes the best thing a tech company can do is go back to what it's best at. Logitech, one of the biggest names in PC accessories for 30 years, announced on Thursday that it will stop making video game console controllers.
Panzer Dragoon successor Crimson Dragon appears and disappears on XBLA
Two and a half years after Microsoft first announced Crimson Dragon, a spiritual follow up to the classic Sega series Panzer Dragoon, the game still isn't out. A demo appeared on XBLA this week, but was taken down almost immediately by the the company.
Best gaming peripherals of 2012
As the year comes to an end, we run down our choices for the best gaming peripherals of 2013.
Composer Gordy Haab wins award for Star Wars Kinect score
Video game composer Gordy Haab wins the award for Best Song at the Hollywood Music in Media awards thanks to his score for Star Wars Kinect.
Smooth Moves: Fable: The Journey preview
A demo session with a feature complete version of Fable: The Journey shows that there's great potential in the Kinect adventure.
