Kinect tech destined for TV-embedded greatness in 2011, HTPC integration later this year
By Sean Hollister 
posted June 23rd 2010 3:22AM
posted June 23rd 2010 3:22AM
Like Kinect, these solutions will have a pair of 640 x 480 camera sensors to measure user position in 3D space, but don't expect them to have motorized tilt functionality or voice recognition -- PrimeSense said it won't be able to make those available for manufacturers, as they're all Microsoft ideas. The gesture recognition has reportedly evolved, though, and we're eager to check that out soon. See what it used to look like in our GDC 2010 preview.
Update: Just to be absolutely clear, this is not Microsoft's Kinect that's slated for an HTPC and set-top-box near you, but rather PrimeSense, the 3D camera sensor technology behind it.
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@JonnyB Food for though: What's going to happen when your internet connected TV with a camera on it gets hacked? Hope there's some serious security measures to go along with this or privacy as we know it is gone.
What is my motivation to buy a 2005 technology xbox in 2011 anyway?
What ever happened to good ol' four year product refreshes. Believe it or not, CPU and GPU technology didn't peak half a decade ago..... =|
Just make it work on PCs, so I can use something remotely modern until a real Xbox update is released in 2015.
@Apple Rocks HTC Sucks
Wow.. this brings fanboyism to an entirely new level.. Lol
@Apple Rocks HTC Sucks
I wish I could mind-beam cancer into your body.
@Ducman69
the point where so much expense was sunk into designing them and where they still made a loss per unit sold 4 years after being released
@Apple Rocks HTC Sucks Apple much? I like the company, but I'm not gonna torture fellow engadgeters with wiki pages in the comments area. Though I sometimes feel my soul being sucked away by my Apple products every now and then. Eh.
@Tony come now. click on that iAd. you know you want to.
@Ducman69
consoles never "refreshed" every 4 years. thats the dumbest thing ive ever heard.
@kid300
Xbox (2001) to Xbox360 (2005) was 4 years.
Granted the Nintendo64 (1996) to Gamecube (2001) to Wii (2006) was every 5 years.
Regardless, its been five years, and we've advanced generations ahead in CPU and GPU performance and efficiency.
The new Kinect hardware should have released with a new Xbox720, IMO preferably with a budget SSD, i3, and 5750. With an OS optimize for gaming, that would provide mono performance, so we wouldn't suffer from the 720P, no AA/AF, object pop, and poor lighting issues w/ the 2005 grade components they are selling in the new shell today.
The Nintendo64 (1996) to Nintendo Gamecube (2001) to Nintendo Wii (2006) was... 4 years.
What were you saying again? =p
@Ducman69 dammit, stupid no edit. lol! (you can see on the bottom where I realized I couldn't count) so much fail. *hides in corner*
Sigh, another reason to keep upgrading the TV. I like upgrades to most things, but I'm not use to buying a new TV every year or 2. My parent could keep the same TV for 5-10 years, and my grandparents 10-20 years. Technology...
No voice control? That was what I was hoping for when I saw this article. Not really interested in flailing my arms about just to change channels.
Gesture controls/voice recognition( sadly not implemented here) if implemented correctly would work out better than remotes.
I just want to be able to mute the volume on commercials without reaching for my remote every time.
Lol I was just talking about this in the kinect post last week. Like I said Kinect is the future, glad I did' t upgrade my tv yet.
Big Brother is watching.
Does this mean I have to stay perfectly still while watching television? What if excessive cheering during a game causes the channel to change? It'd make me lose my shit.
Do you have to stand up to make use of it?
so what you are saying is with the pseye, kinect, and now this tv that there will be 4 cameras (the tv has 2) staring at me when I am watching tv if I have all of these devices... it gives a little more respect to that "in mother russia the tv watches you" line
I`m all for it but...
Will my TV fight itself if it has GoogleTV AND Kinect in it ?
In Soviet Russia, TV watches you!
Nice tech that looks cool in showcase videos, marketing booths and movies but will fail commercially in the real world.
People will start waving their hands and flicking fingers in the air to accomplish what they are able to do by simply pressing buttons? I don't think so.
@WickedEast
You cannot misplace your body, unlike a remote.
Also, waving to change a channel or making a slicing gesture to mute may be easier than reaching for the remote and pushing a button.
Never fear, however, as I suspect all of these devices will also include standard remote capability, although the remote itself may be an option on some.
Kinect will do as well as the Kin. (Not very well).
It took them this long to top the innovativeness & utility of The Clapper???