Microsoft's motion-sensor peripheral for the Xbox 360 is now available for Windows-based PCs. The software development kit (SDK) and runtime for Kinect for Windows Version 1.0 can be downloaded ...

The Windows for Kinect SDK is out of beta, packing a number of improvements including the ability to clearly see images as close a 40 cm away.

Microsoft released for download on February 1 the final bits for the first version of its Kinect for Windows software and began shipping the accompanying sensor hardware.

The final release adds support for up to four Kinect sensors on one PC, "near mode" functionality for the Kinect for Windows hardware, and the usual fixes and API improvements.

Microsoft has released Kinect for Windows hardware and the first official SDK is now available for download. The Kinect for Windows hardware is optimized for computers running ...

As promised, Microsoft on Wednesday shipped version 1.0 of the Kinect for Windows SDK and runtime and said partners have started selling the Kinect hardware.

At this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, Steve Ballmer announced Microsoft would ship the Kinect for Windows on February 1st. The company has delivered on its … ...