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Open source Kinect camera driver released
Well, that didn't take very long. Just two days after NUI Group's AlexP announced that he had managed to access Kinect's functionality via PC, a lone hacker by the name of Hector Martin has managed the same thing. What's more, Martin has openly released his code to the public. NUI Group, for what it's worth, is busy creating a Kinect SDK and will release it once the group receives a certain level of monetary donations. See Martin's results after the break. For those brave enough (and good enough with code), Martin's Kinect driver can be downloaded here. Keep in mind that the driver does little more than display what the Kinect "sees" at this point, specifically the RGB and depth-sensing camera feeds. Without software to utilize it, the driver is essentially just a fun party trick ... for now.
Open source Kinect camera driver now available for download
This is a little confusing, but it looks like there's another Kinect driver out in the wild, and this one is actually available for download. The folks at NUI Group, who posted results first, are working on an SDK and Windows driver for all the capabilities of the device, which they plan to release as open source once their $10k donation fund is filled up. Meanwhile, hacker Hector Martin has performed a quick and dirty hack of his own (three hours into the European launch, no less) and has released his results and code into the wild. Sure, pulling data from the IR and RGB cameras and displaying it is a lot different than actually making sense of it, but if you're just looking for a way to plug your Kinect into your computer and squeeze some fun visuals out of it (and you're smart enough to deal with some pretty raw code), it looks like Hector is your man of the hour. Peep his video proof after the break. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
