Great Revolutionary Update Is Coming From Microsoft For KINECT Sensor (features, requirements, price and review,relese date )

“Technology should intuitively understand us. It should work for us, not the other way around.”

“A new Kinect for Windows era is coming: an era of unprecedented responsiveness and precision.”

 

Kinect For Windows v2 Developer Preview(Image: Microsoft)

Use of Kinect For Windows(Image: Microsoft)

Yeah, a new generation kinect for windows is coming finally in next year. And this will be the Kinect for Windows v2. We already have an old version of it in the market. Kinect for Windows is helping transform how people interact with computers by giving businesses and developers the tools to create innovative solutions that enable users to communicate naturally with computers simply by

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gesturing or speaking. One interesting and important thing is that, this sensor is only for developers not for end user. So, this is a little bad news for those who are not devs.

Businesses worldwide are using a Kinect for Windows sensor and the Kinect for Windows software development kit (SDK) to develop and deploy innovative solutions for retail, healthcare, education, and more. Just as the new Kinect sensor will bring opportunities for revolutionizing gaming and entertainment, the new Kinect for Windows sensor will revolutionize computing experiences. The precision and intuitive responsiveness that the new platform provides will accelerate the development of voice and gesture experiences on computers.

So many companies have already created exciting retail experiences with Kinect for Windows: Bloomingdales, Build-a-Bear, Coca-Cola, Mattel, Nissan, Pepsi, and others. We are excited to see the new ways that Kinect for Windows is being applied in retail. The dramatic shifts in consumer shopping behaviors, preferences, and expectations in retail today are driving innovation to new levels. The possibilities are endless when we use the latest technology to put the customer at the heart of the business.

Kinect for Windows Team

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Core capabilities:

• An RGB camera
• An infrared (IR) emitter and an IR depth sensor
• A multi-array microphone
• A three-axis accelerometer
• Real Vision, Real Motion, Real Voice Etc…

New features:

• New background removal.
• Realistic color capture with Kinect Fusion.
• Improved tracking robustness with Kinect Fusion.
• Adaptive UI sample. 
• Multiple-sensor Kinect Fusion sample.
• HTML interaction sample. 

Live Kinect For Windows v2 Developer Preview

System requirements:

• 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processors
• Dual-core, 2.66-GHz or faster processor
• USB 2.0 bus dedicated to the Kinect for Windows sensor
• 2 GB of RAM
• Graphics card that supports DirectX 9.0c
• Connection with a Kinect for Windows sensor

Requirements for HTML support:

• Windows 8 or subsequent versions
• HTML5 web browser (such as Internet Explorer 10, Firefox, Chrome)

Kinect Fusion (Kinect for Windows SDK 1.7 and 1.8) also requires:

• DirectX11 compatible GPU
• Recommended minimal GPU: Nvidia GTX650, AMD Radeon 6950, or greater

However, Microsoft has already started delivering Kinect for Windows v2 Developer Preview kits to program participants on 22 Nov 2013. The Developer Preview includes a pre-release Kinect for Windows v2 sensor, access to the new generation Kinect for Windows software development kit (SDK), as well as ongoing updates and access to private program forums. Participants will also receive a Kinect for Windows v2 sensor when they become available next summer (northern hemisphere).The SDK 1.8 is released on Microsoft site and can be downloaded free of cost. General availability will be in summer 2014 with expected price of 249$ and academic price 149$.

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To download Microsoft Kinect SDK 1.8

Leap Motion can be alternative of Kinect for Windows but not in all aspects as Kinect for Windows covers.
To know more about Kinect for windows click here.