Coding4Fun Kinect Projects

Today's kind of hardware hack is one that I wouldn't have believed possible... Who would have thought that you could power a Kinect with some AA batteries and that it would be usable for hours? Making a battery pack for your KinectAs you know, we love our Kinect device, but one of the big problems…

Today's project might not be one that is used often, but it's fun and not something I believe I've seen before... Then again, who wouldn't want to power their automation with PowerShell and the Kinect? PowerShell and the KinectA few months back I wrote a “module” for scripting the Kinect with…

Today's project, the second with week from Tom, takes the facial detection feature of the Kinect and Kinect for Windows SDK and pushes it farther than I think I've seen before, turning your face and facial expressions into a mouse. Use your face as mouse control with KinectReplace your mouse with…

Kean Walmsley, AutoCAD <-> Kinect developer extraordinaire, has updated his AutoCAD integration samples for the latest Kinect for Windows SDK... Updated AutoCAD integration samples for Kinect SDK v1.6As part of my ongoing procrastination around my AU material development – despite which I’m…

Today's project shows that anyone, anywhere, can get started with the Kinect and so some pretty cool stuff! Young indie developer Kinects your lifeA four-wheeled robot revs up and travels across the room as twenty two-year-old Samarth Shah verbally commands it to move forward. The robot is connected…

Today's inspirational project shows that the future might not be so far away... Frog Makes Star Trek’s Voice-Controlled Computers A RealityThose are iconic words to any Star Trek fan--it’s the preferred drink of Captain Picard, as ordered from the Enterprise’s always-listening computer system. They…

Today's project by Mick Palmer shows off, with source, one of the killer features of the Kinect, it's superior speech capabilities. And who doesn't want to name their Kinect and to be able to yell (err... talk too) their media player? SPEECH RECOGNITION FOR THE KINECT: Kinect speech media…

As everyone reading this blog, and those in the Kinect for Windows space, knows today is a big day. From what was a cool peripheral for the XBox 360 last year, the Kinect for Windows SDK and now dedicated Kinect for Windows hardware device, has taken the world by storm. In the last year we've seen…

A Fun Friday post that shows off using the Kinect as a virtual dressing room. Kinect hack turns your 360 into a 3D walk-in closetThe world wasn't ready for you to wear a knee-length peacock-feather skirt last season, but the folks at Polish creative collective Arbuzz are paving the way for your…

Since it's Halloween in the States... Kinect to Kill: A Channel 9 Halloween SpecialIt's that time of year again...when the ghost and the goblins come knocking at your door. This year we invite you to watch a story about friendships, love, horror and of course- a crazy serial killer! Enjoy! Project…