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Kinect

Kinect is a discontinued line of motion sensing input devices produced by Microsoft and first released in 2010. The devices generally contain RGB cameras, and infrared projectors and detectors that map depth through either structured light or time of flight calculations, which can in turn be used to perform real-time gesture recognition and body skeletal…

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Best-selling game
Kinect Adventures
Camera
640×480 pixels @ 30 Hz (RGB camera) 640×480 pixels @ 30 Hz (IR depth-finding camera)
Connectivity
USB 2.0 (type-A for original model; proprietary for Xbox 360 S)
Developer
Microsoft
Discontinued
WW: April 2, 2015 · WW: April 20, 2016 · WW: October 25, 2017
Generation
Seventh and eighth

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Kinect

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Kinect

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related to Kinect for Xbox One · 26
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related to Kinect for Xbox One and decline · 26
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related to Introduction · 24
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related to Kinect for Xbox 360 (2010) · 24
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related to Kinect-enabled features on the Xbox operating system · 22
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related to Non-video game uses of Kinect · 22
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related to Other motion controllers · 21
Kinect → Across, Aragorn's Quest, Dead Space, Dimension, Examples, Extraction, Ferb, Kinect's, Phineas, PlayStation, PlayStation Camera, PlayStation Eye, PlayStation Move, Rings, The Lord, While, Wii, Wii Balance Board, Wii Remote, Wii Remote Plus
related to Video games · 19
Kinect → Activision, Along, Better, Capcom, Electronic Arts, Games, Kinect Sensor, Konami, LucasArts, MTV Games, Namco Bandai, November, Requires Kinect Sensor, Sega, Third-party, THQ, Ubisoft, Xbox, Xbox Live Arcade
related to KinectShare.com · 17
Kinect → Dance Central, Disney, It, July, June, Kinect Adventures, Kinect Fun Labs, Kinect Rush, Kinect Sports, KinectShare, November, October, Pixar Adventure, Season Two, The, The KinectShare, Xbox
related to Awards · 16
Kinect → Gadget, Gaming Gadget, Innovation, It, Kinect Won T3's, MacRobert Award, Microsoft Kinect, Most Innovative Tech Products, New York City, Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Awards, Seattle, Startup Awards, The, Windows, Windows Software Development Kit, Year

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KinectBest-selling gameKinect Adventures1.00infobox
KinectCamera640×480 pixels @ 30 Hz (RGB camera) 640×480 pixels @ 30 Hz (IR depth-finding camera)1.00infobox
KinectConnectivityUSB 2.0 (type-A for original model; proprietary for Xbox 360 S)1.00infobox
KinectDeveloperMicrosoft1.00infobox
KinectDiscontinuedWW: April 2, 20151.00infobox
KinectDiscontinuedWW: April 20, 20161.00infobox
KinectDiscontinuedWW: October 25, 20171.00infobox
KinectGenerationSeventh and eighth1.00infobox
KinectLifespan2010–20171.00infobox
KinectPlatformXbox 360 Xbox One Windows (Windows 7 onwards)1.00infobox
KinectPredecessorXbox Live Vision1.00infobox
KinectReleasedNA: November 4, 20101.00infobox
KinectReleasedEU: November 10, 20101.00infobox
KinectReleasedCOL: November 14, 20101.00infobox
KinectReleasedAU: November 18, 20101.00infobox
KinectReleasedJP: November 20, 20101.00infobox
KinectReleasedWW: February 1, 20121.00infobox
KinectReleasedWW: November 22, 2013[citation needed]1.00infobox
KinectSuccessorAzure Kinect1.00infobox
KinectTypeMotion controller1.00infobox
KinectUnits sold35 million (as of October 25, 2017)1.00infobox
Kinectis adiscontinued line of motion sensing input devices produced by Microsoft and first released in 20100.90text

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