Ten years ago, a similar chorus of hype reached a crescendo with the release of Xbox Kinect, promising to revolutionize how we play. That vision never panned out, but as [Daniel Cooper] of ...

In true Microsoft form, the Xbox Kinect was ahead of its time. Now, with most households having a smart speaker as standard, and doorbell security cameras being commonplace, it is harder than ever ...

Vapourware can end up being the stuff of legend, like Rockstar's Agent, Star Wars 1313, or StarCraft: Ghost. Without ...

The Kinect is a depth-sensing camera peripheral originally designed as a accessory for the Xbox gaming console, and it quickly found its way into hobbyist and research projects. After a second ...

In 2010, Microsoft launched its original "Kinect" camera peripheral for the Xbox 360 with a midnight event in Time Square. Hundreds lined up and chanted "You are the controller!" – Microsoft's ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Many Xbox fans are understandably divided over Microsoft’s decision to unbundle the ...

It's reminiscent of Microsoft's Kinect camera for Xbox 360, except its design could be described as Apple-esque. Normally $200, the Nex Playground is on sale for $179 through May 4. Alternatively ...

In 2010, the first iteration of Kinect and the platform’s voice and gesture controls redefined the 360 once again. But there was a sense that the Xbox 360's greater aspirations as a mainstream ...