Commands spoken in Microsoft's TV ads for the Xbox One are activating consoles in users' homes again, with the latest ad, which features Aaron Paul saying "Xbox, On", switching on their devices.
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Microsoft's E3 2014 press conference was all about games but one thing that was not given a starring role was the Kinect add-on for the Xbox One and it appears the device is no longer a focus.
Microsoft is developing new 3D touch and gesture support for Windows Phone, taking touch sensitivity beyond the display. This feature will launch exclusively on its upcoming Lumia flagship this year.
Microsoft has begun selling its Kinect-free Xbox One, after first announcing plans to do so last month. The stand-alone console is now available for only $399, on par with its competitor, Sony's PS4.
Microsoft has announced that Kinect for Windows v2 is now available for pre-order in 22 markets, priced at $199 in the US. Delivery will begin on July 15, 2014, but supplies of the device are limited.
Walmart is currently selling the Xbox One with Kinect for its normal price of $499 with a free digital download of Forza Motorsport 5 and a free extra game on disc from a list of 18 titles.
Microsoft has announced that the Xbox One will launch in Japan on September 4th, with the console selling without the Kinect add-on for 9,980 yen ($392) or with the sensor for 49,980 yen ($490).
GameStop president Tony Bartel said today the retailer has seen a "stronger demand" for Microsoft's Xbox One console since the announcement of the Kinect-less version for $399.
Microsoft's Carl Ledbetter, who lead the design team behind the Xbox One, stated in a new interview the group toyed with, and then abandoned, an idea of putting the Kinect sensor inside the console.
Microsoft can easily blame consumers for not wanting to pay an $500 for an Xbox One with Kinect when the PlayStation 4 costs just $400, but the problem is Microsoft's lack of support for the sensor.
Microsoft studio Rare, developer of "Kinect Sport Rivals," has laid people off due to disappointing sales of its new game. This comes at the same time as Kinect's future has become uncertain.
Microsoft Xbox leader Phil Spencer says their UK-based developer Rare, which has made Kinect exclusive titles for the past few years, is "evaluating what they want to do next".
Microsoft sold only 115,000 consoles in the US according to the NPD numbers and this could be a big reason why the company has de-bundled Kinect from the console.
The idea to bundle the Kinect sensor with every Xbox One console was a strategy that ultimately didn't work and Microsoft's move to fix that also removes the legacy of Don Mattrick's poor decision.
Microsoft's Xbox marketing lead Yusuf Mehdi said in a new interview future updates for the Xbox One will help users navigate on the console better with the controller and without the Kinect sensor.
Microsoft will release a version of its new Xbox One console without the Kinect sensor for $399 on June 9, the company has announced. Previously, Microsoft said it wouldn't unbundle the sensor.
A new forecast from research firm IDC predicts Microsoft will unbundle the Kinect add-on from its Xbox One console sometime in 2015, even though Microsoft claims that will never happen.
A newly revealed company called Nod is taking pre-orders for a motion gesture device that centers on a ring-like gadget that lets the user control Windows, Android, iOS and more with finger movements.
Microsoft has started rolling out the latest Xbox One system update for all current owners of the console, with a number of improvents and additions such as friend notifications and more.
Microsoft has revealed the final look of the hardware sensor for its Kinect for Windows v2 product, which is based on the Xbox One Kinect sensor and camera device.
Microsoft will help launch its long awaited Xbox One game Kinect Sports Rivals with a global online tournament that will offer the grand prize winner $10,000 and a choice of trips.
Microsoft has said it will release a preview of the next Xbox One update "in the next few days", with improvements promised for Kinect, notifications, video playback, call audio, and more.
Microsoft has filed a new trademark for "LXP" which has since been discovered to stand for Leap Experience Pioneers, a game studio recently named by the company.
According to new documents from Edward Snowden, the GCHQ explored the Kinect's potential for spying on its targets.
A BBC insider claims that issues with Kinect have been plaguing the development of an iPlayer app for the Xbox One, and accuses Microsoft of offering little assistance to help resolve the problems.
Microsoft has long implied that Kinect is a big part of its console's future, but its strategy with the device dictates otherwise. Can the rumored "Cortana" digital assistant change that?
Microsoft has announced it now has 500 additional Kinect for Windows v2 developer preview kits for purchase at $399, allowing more people access to the hardware and software.
A new rumor claims that Alex Kipman, Microsoft's general manager of Xbox incubation projects, is leading a team to create new wearable products that run on Windows.
A new rumor claims that Microsoft's unannounced 8-inch Surface Mini tablet could contain a number of Kinect-like features such as facial recognition and touchless controls.
Microsoft's Xbox One is a $500 bet on the future of the living room set-top box and game console, but is it a worthwhile purchase at this time for both gamers and TV fans?
The research firm IHS claims that their teardown of Microsoft's Xbox One console reveals that it costs $471 to build the unit, along with the Kinect and controller devices.
Apple has now confirmed previous rumors that it has acquired the Israel-based PrimeSense, which developed the technology behind Microsoft's original Kinect sensor.
Microsoft has announced it is now sending out thousands of developer previews of its Kinect for Windows v2 hardware, which is scheduled to officially launch sometime in 2014.
Microsoft's support pages for the Xbox One have now gone live and one of them has links to several YouTube videos designed to help owners with setting up their new console.
The full list of voice commands that are recognized by the Kinect sensor in Microsoft's Xbox One sold in the U.S. has been released as a quick way to learn which phrases the console understands.
A report claims that PrimeSense, which developed the motion-tracking tech in Microsoft's original Kinect sensor, has been purchased by Apple for $345m, following rumours of takeover talks in July.
Sony's PlayStation U.S. leader Jack Tretton stated the gamepad is "the best possible" way to interact with games, calling gesture-based game platforms like Microsoft's Kinect "relatively limiting"
Microsoft's Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb demonstrates how quickly the Xbox One can boot up from start and how fast it searches for anything by Felicia Day via the Kinect voice commands.
A new TV ad promoting the Xbox One shows how the game console can recognize a person when they come in the sights of the Kinect sensor, while also showing how to kill zombies in "Dead Rising 3."
Researchers have developed a game using Microsoft's Kinect motion tracking system, which is transforming rehabilitation for patients left partially immobile after a stroke, with incredible results.