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Kinect downgrade leads to sign language loss

It was reported earlier this week that Microsoft’s Xbox 360 motion camera Kinect will be able to recognise sign language – it seems, though, that the version making it to retail cannot. In a statement released to Kotaku a Microsoft rep claims: We are excited about the potential of Kinect …

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£133 for Natal?

A number of retail listings emerging from Sweden over the weekend – including GAME – have pegged a KR 1,400 price tag on a standalone SKU of Microsoft’s Natal motion controller – that translates to around 133. As Kotaku points out, early retail listings are never accurate measure of price, …

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Sony: We dismissed motion camera tech

In a not-so-thinly veiled attack on Microsoft’s Natal camera, Sony’s R&D boss Richard Marks has claimed that the PlayStation Platform holder rejected similar technology for its PS3 motion update. We tried a lot of different 3D cameras,” Marks told The Engadget Show, as spotted by VG247. We worked closely with …

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360 gesture control rumours start to mount up

The rumour mill is working overtime ahead of June’s E3 event, and now the Wall Street Journal is the latest to claim that Microsoft will unveil a new game controller at the event. According to the US business publication, "Microsoft is developing a new videocamera for its Xbox 360 videogame …

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Is gesture control the new iPhones big gaming innovation?

Whilst we can be fairly certain a new iPhone is on the way this June or July, most likely packing a 3.2 megapixel camera, gyroscope and larger internal memory, it’s anyone’s guess what else Apple has planned – but new documents suggest motion tech could be at the heart of …

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Microsoft closing in on motion detection firm?

Motion detection technology firm 3DV has confirmed that it has agreed buyout terms with a third party company – and rumours are pointing to Microsoft as the mystery buyer. Talk of Microsoft moving for the Israeli company has been doing the rounds for quite some time, and Edge reports that …

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