Microsoft demos new Kinect dashboard and voice control

Thought Kinect was just for kicking balls and making a fool of yourself? Oh now, you can now use it to do everything from find your friends and to control media playback. With a wave the Xbox 360 pops into a new Dashboard which you can manage by moving your hands around. It also supports voice control, enabling you to say "Xbox Play" or "Xbox Pause" or, you know, whatever. Easy!

[Professor Hubert J Farnsworth Posted Jun 14th 2010 2:13PM]

Hey Kristin!

[lv2bll54 Posted Jun 14th 2010 2:19PM]

It's beautiful and looks fun to use, but is it worth it at the price they want? We will see!!!

[cardfan Posted Jun 14th 2010 5:39PM]

@Professor Hubert J Farnsworth

What idiot will buy this?

[wakeup Posted Jun 14th 2010 2:15PM]

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[fikhl Posted Jun 14th 2010 7:26PM]

That's what she said

[Anim8me2 Posted Jun 14th 2010 2:15PM]

Wow! A scripted video conference!
How exciiizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[nickcraze Posted Jun 14th 2010 2:34PM]

@Anim8me2

oh so you think your Steve Highness presentation are not scripted? it's obvious you are an Apple fanboi so please stop trolling.

[someToast Posted Jun 14th 2010 3:32PM]

@nickcraze I think you're missing a few steps in connecting point A to point G there.

[lnm4444 Posted Jun 14th 2010 2:15PM]

Your move Nintendo and Sony.

[commenter7 Posted Jun 14th 2010 2:16PM]

@lnm4444

We shall find out tomorrow

[lnm4444 Posted Jun 14th 2010 2:20PM]

@commenter7 He'res an Idea: Nintendo makes a neural connector ala Matrix. Sony goes all the way with a new improved network called Skynet.

[kongmw Posted Jun 14th 2010 2:16PM]

"Xbox RROD!"

[protolink Posted Jun 14th 2010 2:16PM]

And how exactly is that making less of a fool of yourself?

[katas Posted Jun 14th 2010 2:17PM]

What is it with Microsoft and naming things with "Kin" recently?

[griffology Posted Jun 14th 2010 2:20PM]

@katas

branding maybe, like apple with i

[whiskers Posted Jun 14th 2010 4:54PM]

@katas

Kindows!
(Kindle?)

[Troy1947 Posted Jun 14th 2010 2:18PM]

I dont really care for it

[Troy1947 Posted Jun 14th 2010 2:19PM]

Yea i dont like it

[money Posted Jun 14th 2010 2:21PM]

with Kinect, who wants Move?

[WickedEast Posted Jun 14th 2010 3:22PM]

@money

You'll soon find out. And you will probably be surprised.

[Troy1947 Posted Jun 14th 2010 2:21PM]

Hate the idea

[Goc Posted Jun 14th 2010 2:26PM]

@Troy1947
Stop spamming, troll.

[Rajivsri Posted Jun 14th 2010 2:53PM]

geez!! i felt like I was really in a sci fi movie!!! it was awesome

[Denji Posted Jun 14th 2010 3:06PM]

... So uh, how 'bout that Wii UI microsoft? Got an inspiration somewhere? I know business works on the practice of looking at what one company has and improving on it to sell yours instead of theirs but...

Uh.

Your UI has a bit of nintendo on it, lemmie wipe that off for you.

[kelokera Posted Jun 14th 2010 4:42PM]

thinking about games... I dont see a loot of use with all this... think about it... they can make a few sport games maybe... but what about a shutter?! what you gonna do to shot!! shake a toe!!!! say FIRE!!! FIRE!!! (imaging screaming FIRE at 2:30 am)

I think is a good idea for a few games... like I say, SOME sports games... but for a loot of games you will need buttons...

[timotim Posted Jun 14th 2010 4:47PM]

Bing is now on 360... this could mean Maps, Visual Search, Travel, News etc with Avatar support.

MS may look to add Windows Media Center's Internet TV feature to the 360 natively.

Seems as if MS will be the first to add an online music store directly into their dash with Zune music... would be really cool if they include Zune Pass as part of the gold membership.

[furiousgtz Posted Jun 14th 2010 6:20PM]

Good job Microsoft! Now there is new a benchmark in gaming console.

[KeegdnaB Posted Jun 14th 2010 8:12PM]

Also note that the standard controller-based dashboard is getting a makover to match the Zune/WP7 Metro style http://bit.ly/ch7opb

[drkztan Posted Jun 15th 2010 3:52AM]

motion controls.
if you have to pay 150$ to get them, they blew it.

[b33kewl Posted Jun 15th 2010 6:26PM]

@drkztan

It costs $120 or $129 (including the game) for one person. It's not much cheaper than Kinect. So if people are okay with the price of "Move," then they should be fine with the price of Kinect.

[powerhoghp Posted Jun 18th 2010 7:18PM]

I liked the title "Natal" better......