When you hear “PS2” and “Windows 95,” you probably think someone forgot a slash and are talking about peripherals, but no — ...

Microsoft added that the sensors in Kinect for Windows v2 and for the Xbox One are "functionally identical" and that the Kinect for Windows SDK 2.0 tools work with both.

Alternatively, you can go all in for $199 and pick up the Kinect for Windows v2. That's about $100 more than the hard to acquire and always out of stock Intel F200 , which is the only alternative ...

Microsoft has announced that it has ceased the production of the Kinect for Windows v2 sensor through a post on the Windows Blow by Michael Fry.

Microsoft Corporation has announced that the company will discontinue the standalone developer’s kit Kinect for Windows v2 sensor and instead intends to consolidate with the sensor that ships with X ...

Microsoft says that because Kinect for Xbox One and Kinect for Windows v2 are functionally identical, the Kinect for Windows SDK 2.0 "works exactly the same with either" Xbox One or PC.

Microsoft Stops Producing Kinect v2 For Windows by Rainier on April 6, 2015 @ 8:37 p.m. PDT. Kinect brings games and entertainment to life in extraordinary new ways — no controller required.

However, the company has begun offering a Kinect Adapter to allow developers to use the console peripheral in the same way they would a Kinect for Windows v2 sensor. The adapter sells for $50 ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. The Windows-specific version of the Kinect sensor is ...

The Kinect Adapter enables you to connect a Kinect for Xbox One sensor to Windows 8.0 and 8.1 PCs and tablets in the same way as you would a Kinect for Windows v2 sensor.

Microsoft stopped producing the Kinect for Windows v2 sensor today after phasing out the original sensor not long ago. The company emphasized, however, that this does not mean it will stop ...

The Kinect v2 still hasn't lived up to its potential -- either on the Xbox One or Windows -- but I hope Microsoft Research won't stop trying. If it can figure out how to let players interact with ...