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Update: Microsoft are now claiming voice control will be present at launch.  They issued the following statement: “Voice control is an exciting part of the ‘Kinect for Xbox 360′ controller-free experience and we can confirm that it will be available at launch in November 2010. “Only on Xbox 360 will you be able to navigate …

Gamescom may be over, but the news keeps on coming. An expert panel at the event has crowned Sony’s Move controller as the best hardware accessory at the show. The jury, which consisted of celebrated German video games industry experts, overlooked Microsoft’s Kinect for the prize. Other ‘Best Of Gamescom’ awards went to Crysis 2, …

Kinect will, at some point, be able to understand sign language, according to a new Microsoft patent. The filing details Kinect’s ability to interpret ASL (American Sign Language), and if you don’t know that it will also be able to lip read and even detect toe movements. As the patent explains: “Where the user is …

Kinect requires six feet of space between the player and TV in order to be enjoyed. That’s according to online retail behemoth Amazon, which has seemingly delivered the most concrete info yet on how close we can expect to wiggle in front our tellies. The retailer warns: “You’ll need any Xbox 360 console, a Kinect …

Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada has claimed that Microsoft’s Kinect is “no different to Wii” – in terms of the audience the platform holder is trying to attract with the device. And the respected exec reiterated that he didn’t see anything at E3 this year that he believed would push the industry forward – as …

There’s nothing in the world quite like lifestyle photography, the practice of making models look like they’re having fun with a product when they are in fact not having fun. These new shots for Microsoft’s Kinect, though, are especially great, because not only do they feature people trying to look silly flailing around their living …

While Microsoft may be counting on Kinect appealing to the mass market crowd with its motion controls, family games and exercise apps, analyst firm DFC Intelligence says it feels the device “is somewhat limited” and will “struggle” to broaden 360′s horizons beyond its hardcore following. “The Xbox 360 clearly needs to diversify beyond the core …

Technical specifications for the 360 motion sensor Kinect have hit the net and as far as requirements are concerned, to use the device you’ll need an Xbox 360 (obviously) and any will do as long as it has 175MB of storage for drivers and other software, and a single USB port.  Yippee.  I fail on …

Microsoft’s Kinect launch at E3 was a big production in which no expense was spared. The company had Cirque du Soleil perform a specially-written show in the first of their two launch events. There may have been elephants to trumpet the arrival of the new controller-less controller, there was one thing missing: Its price. Last …

Microsoft says if you want to get your hands on the new Kinect motion sensing gadget for Xbox 360, you need not wait until it’s out on November 4th. That’s because the firm has set up playable Kinect stations in Microsoft Stores “nationwide”, the company confirmed via Twitter. And by nationwide, they mean in ALL …

The VP of PrimeSense, the Tel Aviv based company behind the Kinect tech, has revealed that their technology will be making the leap from Microsoft’s console to home theatre PCs and televisions. Speaking to Engadget Adi Berenson said the company currently has a deal to integrate the motion technology into HTPCs by the end of the …

Microsoft did not announce the price for newly named motion camera Kinect at its press conference earlier this morning, but that hasn’t stopped retailers from beginning to offer preorders. GameStop has several preorders available for Kinect. The standalone device is listed at $149.99 (£100), a Kinect Arcade Bundle for $299.99 (£200), and a Kinect Elite …

The first Kinect Star Wars video has hit the Intemaweb, giving us a brief glimpse of the lightsaber miming in action and showing us something the Wii did about 200 years ago. Furthermore, much closer inspection of the video make you wonder who’s leading who? Is the screen moving before the player? We like a …