When I first unpacked the Kinect, the new controller-free motion-capture system for Xbox 360, I thought how awesome it would be to play with my daughter. She's 2 1/2 (going on 14), so I figured Kinect ...

I hate having to write about this sort of thing, but some people are clinging to the debunked story that Microsoft’s Kinect doesn’t recognize black people. Pack journalists and blogs gleefully jumped ...

Microsoft's $150 Xbox add-on, the Kinect, can use face-recognition technology to log you onto your Xbox Live account. But it's not trouble-free. To understand why, you need to know how it works.

Microsoft’s Kinect sensor for the Xbox One is a controversial piece of technology. Having proved that people were looking for a way to interact with their console with their voice. The Kinect 2 sensor ...

Seems like no major gadget launch goes by without a little controversy, and Microsoft's marvelous new motion- and face-detecting camera is no exception. By far the biggest ruckus was sparked by ...

There have been a number of enhancements to the dashboard, ranging from the background music to the boot sequence. The new dashboard aims to provide a more immersive and user-friendly experience. The ...

The Natal thread is 8 days short of being a full year old. The name is wrong. The date is wrong. And the price is wrong. It is time to assume some control here. You might even say that I am the ...