![Microsoft now lets you easily use Kinect as a webcam](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Xbox-One-Kinect-Microsoft-screenshot.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Topic > Kinect
![Microsoft now lets you easily use Kinect as a webcam](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Xbox-One-Kinect-Microsoft-screenshot.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
![Windows 10 Anniversary Update will let UWP apps use RGB, IR, and depth data from Kinect](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Kinect-UWP-Windows-10-2.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Windows 10 Anniversary Update will let UWP apps use RGB, IR, and depth data from Kinect
![Naked Labs’ home fitness scanner captures your entire body in 3D](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/naked-labs.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Naked Labs’ home fitness scanner captures your entire body in 3D
![Kinect educational game five times as effective as its mobile version](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Kinect-learning-game.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Kinect educational game five times as effective as its mobile version
![Maybe motion-controlled fountains are Kinect’s future](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/kinectfountain.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Maybe motion-controlled fountains are Kinect’s future
![Microsoft Research shows off Handpose, an amazing real-time hand-tracking system](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/hands-cloud-pakhnyushcha-shutterstock.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Microsoft Research shows off Handpose, an amazing real-time hand-tracking system
![Microsoft stops producing Kinect for Windows v2 sensor, will focus on Kinect for Xbox One and Windows apps](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/kinect.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Microsoft stops producing Kinect for Windows v2 sensor, will focus on Kinect for Xbox One and Windows apps
![When Oculus meets Kinect, virtual reality gets a whole lot more real](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Kinect06.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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When Oculus meets Kinect, virtual reality gets a whole lot more real
![Watch Portal come to life thanks to Microsoft’s Kinect](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/portal_kinect.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Watch Portal come to life thanks to Microsoft’s Kinect
![Watch a Microsoft engineer use Kinect and a Sphero to simulate telekinesis](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/kinect_sphero_telekinesis.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Watch a Microsoft engineer use Kinect and a Sphero to simulate telekinesis
![Microsoft releases final Kinect SDK 2.0 and starts accepting Kinect apps in the Windows Store](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/kinect.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Microsoft releases final Kinect SDK 2.0 and starts accepting Kinect apps in the Windows Store
![Coming next year: ultrasonic-based gestures-in-air for your phone](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/elliptic.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Coming next year: ultrasonic-based gestures-in-air for your phone
![Microsoft’s RoomAlive turns your living room into a giant interactive game](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screenshot-2014-10-06-at-14-09-32.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Microsoft’s RoomAlive turns your living room into a giant interactive game
![Kinect lives! Xbox One's standalone camera goes on sale for $150 with Dance Central next month](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/kinect.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Kinect lives! Xbox One's standalone camera goes on sale for $150 with Dance Central next month
![The Kinect has made me lazy — and I like it](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/kinect-xbox-one.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The Kinect has made me lazy — and I like it
![Xbox boss thinks gamers who waited for a Kinect-less Xbox One will buy a Kinect](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Xbox boss thinks gamers who waited for a Kinect-less Xbox One will buy a Kinect
![Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved could make or break Kinect](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/disney-fantasia-music-evolved-neighborhood.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved could make or break Kinect
![The biggest surprises in E3 history](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/e3surprise.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The biggest surprises in E3 history
![Australian studio using Unreal Engine 4 and Kinect 2 to provide sensory therapy to dementia patients](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/summerbutterfly.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Australian studio using Unreal Engine 4 and Kinect 2 to provide sensory therapy to dementia patients
![New Kinect for Windows looks just like Kinect for Xbox One](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/0574-v2-sensor_503px-503x0.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
New Kinect for Windows looks just like Kinect for Xbox One
![Kinect Sports Rivals puts you in the game with a flattering ‘Awesome You’ (preview)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/kinect-sports-rivals-3.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Kinect Sports Rivals puts you in the game with a flattering ‘Awesome You’ (preview)
![Intel bets that perceptual computing will save the PC (interview)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mooly-eden-of-intel.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Intel bets that perceptual computing will save the PC (interview)
![Troll's 'Xbox Sign Out' gamertag causes mayhem in Call of Duty: Ghosts](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Troll's 'Xbox Sign Out' gamertag causes mayhem in Call of Duty: Ghosts
![A people’s history of the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3/Wii console generation](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/wii-fit-trainer.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
A people’s history of the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3/Wii console generation
![iFixit teardown finds lots of sensors, but no NSA spying, built into Xbox One’s Kinect](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/ifixit-kinect.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
iFixit teardown finds lots of sensors, but no NSA spying, built into Xbox One’s Kinect
![Apple reportedly acquires Kinect-tech maker PrimeSense for $345M](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/kinect-light.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Apple reportedly acquires Kinect-tech maker PrimeSense for $345M
![Microsoft may have some ideas about where you can stick Xbox One’s Kinect](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/leaked-installation-guide.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Microsoft may have some ideas about where you can stick Xbox One’s Kinect
![Leap Motion and HP unveil world’s first laptop with Kinect-like 3-D gesture control](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/shot_5_hero.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Leap Motion and HP unveil world’s first laptop with Kinect-like 3-D gesture control
![Beyond Madden: Microsoft, ESPN, and NFL turn the Xbox into a football box](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/xbox-nfl.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Beyond Madden: Microsoft, ESPN, and NFL turn the Xbox into a football box
![Microsoft now plans Xbox One voice control in 10 launch markets](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/microsoft_xbox_one_kinect_4.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Microsoft now plans Xbox One voice control in 10 launch markets
![Xbox One’s touted voice commands will only work in 5 countries at launch](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/xbox-one1.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Xbox One’s touted voice commands will only work in 5 countries at launch
![Xbox One's strengths and weaknesses, through the eyes of Zumba's developers](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/zumba-fitness-world-party-main.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Xbox One's strengths and weaknesses, through the eyes of Zumba's developers
![Microsoft ‘strongly believes’ you’ll love the Xbox One Kinect so much that you’ll never disconnect it](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/kinect-new.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Microsoft ‘strongly believes’ you’ll love the Xbox One Kinect so much that you’ll never disconnect it
![Xbox One architect: ‘The console will still function if Kinect isn’t plugged in’](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/microsoft_xbox_one_kinect_4.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Xbox One architect: ‘The console will still function if Kinect isn’t plugged in’
![Kinect-like Leap Motion 3D camera launches with over 75 applications](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/05-leapmotion-laptop-e1374503942821.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Kinect-like Leap Motion 3D camera launches with over 75 applications
![Leap Motion launches 'world's most accurate 3-D motion' gesture controller today](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/screen-shot-2013-05-20-at-4-12-21-pm.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Leap Motion launches 'world's most accurate 3-D motion' gesture controller today
![How Kinect automatically loads player settings in Killer Instinct for Xbox One](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
How Kinect automatically loads player settings in Killer Instinct for Xbox One
![Report: Apple considering $300M purchase of first-gen Microsoft Kinect gesture-sensor provider](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/screen-shot-2013-07-16-at-8-21-16-am.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Report: Apple considering $300M purchase of first-gen Microsoft Kinect gesture-sensor provider
![Report says fitness video games are proliferating as gamers get off the couch](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/fitness-games-e3-2013.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Report says fitness video games are proliferating as gamers get off the couch
![The best technology demos of E3](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)