![The DeanBeat: Microsoft’s costly mistake at E3 and how to recover from it](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Topic > Kinect
![The DeanBeat: Microsoft’s costly mistake at E3 and how to recover from it](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
![World-creation game Project Spark is Microsoft’s answer to LittleBigPlanet](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/project-spark.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
World-creation game Project Spark is Microsoft’s answer to LittleBigPlanet
![This WiFi system will let you use gesture controls from anywhere in your house](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/screen-shot-2013-06-05-at-10-00-32-am.png?resize=250%2C175&strip=all)
This WiFi system will let you use gesture controls from anywhere in your house
![Russian startup’s Kinect-like hardware aims to help the blind get rid of their walking sticks](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Russian startup’s Kinect-like hardware aims to help the blind get rid of their walking sticks
![Microsoft draws a mixed reaction for the Xbox One](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Microsoft draws a mixed reaction for the Xbox One
![Microsoft's new Kinect is so awesome that it monitors your heartbeat (video demo)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Microsoft's new Kinect is so awesome that it monitors your heartbeat (video demo)
![Intel in talks to acquire gesture control firm Omek Interactive (exclusive)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Intel in talks to acquire gesture control firm Omek Interactive (exclusive)
![4tiitoo’s Nuia EyeCharm uses Microsoft’s Kinect to do eye-tracking for $60](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
4tiitoo’s Nuia EyeCharm uses Microsoft’s Kinect to do eye-tracking for $60
![Samsung’s Galaxy S IV will mark the beginning of the end of Samsung’s smartphone dominance](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/samsung-rip.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Samsung’s Galaxy S IV will mark the beginning of the end of Samsung’s smartphone dominance
![Microsoft open-sources Kinect code](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Microsoft open-sources Kinect code
![Researcher uses Xbox 360’s Kinect game sensor to measure your breathing](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Researcher uses Xbox 360’s Kinect game sensor to measure your breathing
![Xbox Kinect’s upcoming midair multitouch is gunning for you, Leap Motion](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/screen-shot-2013-03-06-at-10-43-11-am.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Xbox Kinect’s upcoming midair multitouch is gunning for you, Leap Motion
![Leap Motion ships May 13, announces ‘Airspace’ app store and new apps from Disney and Corel](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/05-leapmotion-laptop-e1374503942821.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Leap Motion ships May 13, announces ‘Airspace’ app store and new apps from Disney and Corel
![Leap Motion’s tiny gesture controller lands exclusively at Best Buy](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Leap Motion’s tiny gesture controller lands exclusively at Best Buy
![3 things fruit ninjas can learn from Del Monte in mobile marketing](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
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3 things fruit ninjas can learn from Del Monte in mobile marketing
![Xbox display technology turns your room into a ‘holodeck’ of sorts (video)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Xbox display technology turns your room into a ‘holodeck’ of sorts (video)
![Kinect in a smartphone? Amazing Cirque du Soleil Chrome experiment reveals the future of web browsers](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/movi-kanti-revo.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Kinect in a smartphone? Amazing Cirque du Soleil Chrome experiment reveals the future of web browsers
![Microsoft’s consumer detection patent is the new, scary face of DRM](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Microsoft’s consumer detection patent is the new, scary face of DRM
![Dance Central 3 hops, shuffles, and body rolls its way to greatness (review)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Dance Central 3 hops, shuffles, and body rolls its way to greatness (review)
![Want NFL stars Drew Brees or Jerry Rice as your Facebook friend?](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/medium_3846042672.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Want NFL stars Drew Brees or Jerry Rice as your Facebook friend?
![3Gear is latest motion-sensing firm trying to create more accurate gesture control](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
3Gear is latest motion-sensing firm trying to create more accurate gesture control
![Magic fingers: SoftKinetic is at the core of Intel’s ‘perceptual computing’ technology (video demo)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Magic fingers: SoftKinetic is at the core of Intel’s ‘perceptual computing’ technology (video demo)
![With Kinect-like gestures, SoftKinetic leads the way to Intel’s perceptual computing](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
With Kinect-like gestures, SoftKinetic leads the way to Intel’s perceptual computing
![Microsoft preps for Kinect-controlled Windows apps, including new UI guidelines](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/kinect-for-windows.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Microsoft preps for Kinect-controlled Windows apps, including new UI guidelines
![Microsoft’s Kinect motion controller gets a $40 price drop](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/kinect-e1345654177509.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Microsoft’s Kinect motion controller gets a $40 price drop
![NBA Baller Beats reveals insecurities you never knew you had (hands-on preview)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
NBA Baller Beats reveals insecurities you never knew you had (hands-on preview)
![Get your body mapped for better fashion fits at retailers](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Get your body mapped for better fashion fits at retailers
![26,000 developers sign up for PC motion-controlling gadget Leap](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
26,000 developers sign up for PC motion-controlling gadget Leap
![Microsoft wants to make Wii Music HD](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/air_guitar_kinect.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Microsoft wants to make Wii Music HD
![Kinect-based medical startup Jintronix wins International Startup Festival’s top prize](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/jintronix.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Kinect-based medical startup Jintronix wins International Startup Festival’s top prize
![How game designers are influencing the world of gamification](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
How game designers are influencing the world of gamification
![GamesBeat weekly roundup: Xbox 720, 3DS XL, and surviving the zombie apocalypse](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Xbox 720, 3DS XL, and surviving the zombie apocalypse
![E3 2012: Usher hits the stage to announce Dance Central 3](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
E3 2012: Usher hits the stage to announce Dance Central 3
![E3 2012: Nike+ Kinect Training brings in-depth fitness measuring to Xbox 360](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
E3 2012: Nike+ Kinect Training brings in-depth fitness measuring to Xbox 360
![Microsoft says it has sold 67M Xbox 360s, 19M Kinects, and generated $56B in game revenues](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Microsoft says it has sold 67M Xbox 360s, 19M Kinects, and generated $56B in game revenues
![Add your face to the wizarding crowd in Harry Potter for Kinect](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Add your face to the wizarding crowd in Harry Potter for Kinect
![Not magic, motion control: The Leap controls your computer with a flick of a finger](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Not magic, motion control: The Leap controls your computer with a flick of a finger
![GamesBeat Weekly Roundup](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
GamesBeat Weekly Roundup
![The DeanBeat: Can Microsoft’s Kinect gain cred from hardcore gamers?](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
The DeanBeat: Can Microsoft’s Kinect gain cred from hardcore gamers?
![Microsoft’s Kudo Tsunoda on broadening Kinect games to hardcore fans (interview)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)