Microsoft announced its Azure Kinect camera modules alongside HoloLens 2 early in 2019. Both devices use the same mixed-reality camera module, using a time-of-flight depth sensor to map objects around ...

Microsoft’s Kinect motion-sensing camera for its Xbox consoles was walking dead for the longest time. Last October, it finally passed away peacefully — or so we thought. At its Build developer ...

Microsoft's ill-fated Kinect failed to overcome the challenges of the gaming space, despite its impressive motion tracking capabilities. And while Kinect production halted in late 2017, Microsoft is ...

Microsoft's Azure Kinect developer kit is now generally available. The kit is built upon the remains of the Xbox's Kinect sensor, but built and improved specifically for businesses. The Azure Kinect ...

Kinect didn't die, it just changed forms. Today at its annual Build developers conference, Microsoft announced Project Kinect for Azure saying that the sensor array will have all the capabilities ...

Kinect occupies a strange place in the tech world. It’s a nearly universally beloved piece of technology that was both ahead of its time and very much of its time, all at once. It felt — for a moment ...

After getting discontinued in the Fall of 2017, the Microsoft Kinect is back, but not for gaming. Project Kinect for Azure is a version of the pioneering camera/sensor array, designed for businesses.

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Arguably the most interesting of all the Azure announcements at Microsoft ...

While HoloLens 2 is undoubtedly the aspirational star of Microsoft's augmented-reality (AR) offerings, the company isn't putting all its eggs in that particular basket. Alongside the new HoloLens ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Kinect originally debuted as an Xbox 360 accessory for motion sensing so you could ...