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Today's Weird Wednesday post is not something you'd usually see here, but I thought it pretty cool and is an area that I'm just not seeing much community dev being done in (yet). Maybe today's post will inspire a few of you to jump in! You may or may not know that I'm a regular co-host on the…

The second in a Tango Chen doubleheader this week is a new project where he finally answers the age old need, to be able to play Rock-Paper-Scissors with yourself! (Come on, you know you've wanted too... Kinect RPS – Play Rock-Paper-Scissors With ComputerEver thought about playing…

We're going to start off the week with a Friend of the Gallery, Tango Chen, doubleheader. Today, we're highlighting his Kinecursor (which we last highlighted here, Kinect mousing with Kinecursor (and a plea for your help)) which he's rev'ed and released the source for too! Kinecursor v1.1.1 with…

So you got a new Windows 8 PC or Surface RT this holiday season? And since you're reading this, you're likely someone who likes to code. So of course you want to code something up for your new Windows 8 PC/Surface! What's more fun than digging into a game? Today's project is an…

Speaking of speech and the Kinect, Leland Holmquest is back with another MSDN Magazine article talking about it... Listening with KinectIn previous articles, I walked you through the capabilities you can tap into when developing Kinect for Windows applications. You have seen how to use the skeleton…

Today's Hardware Friday post is one that I help those of you with shiny new .Net Micro Framework devices... .NET Micro Framework ToolboxProject DescriptionThis project is a sub-framework for the .NET Micro Framework that gives support for several electrical components in the form of drivers…

Vuyiswa Maseko continues his Kinect Development series, today talking about speech... Speech Recognition in KinectThere are few things that I have seen while developing Kinect examples, I wouldn't want to say apps, because I have not yet developed a full-fledged application. Kinect user interface,…

Today's inspiration video provides another example of how the Kinect is being used to transform the way we shop. Virtual shopping at MirchiMart.com using Microsoft's KinectWanna experience a revolutionary way of e-shopping? We at Paxcel labs have developed a gesture based virtual shopping zone,…

First post of the year! Yeah! So how should we start off the year? If I were to make a prediction, I might be tempted to call this year, the "Year of the Device." We now have some very high quality devices from all the major players, the app stores continue to go and devices are nor must…

What better way to start off the year than with flurry, fluffy teddy bear's and an inspirational post of how the Kinect is being used build a new shopping experience... Build-A-Bear Selects Kinect for Windows for "Store of the Future"Build-A-Bear Workshop stores have been delivering…