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viSparsh Belt for the Bilnd
February 15, 2012
ViSparsh

People are really starting to do some life changing work using the Microsoft Kinect sensor. Take for example this latest team of developers and their viSparsh belt for the blind. The apparatus comes equipped with a kinect sensor that sends proximity data to devices embedded into the belt which trigger vibrations when approaching objects.

It's a brilliant idea that will help the millions of people who suffer from sight related problems. Couple this device with a cane and you'll be providing a great service to those less fortunate.

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More of the latest

February 06, 2012
Kinect SDK Media Controls
January 11, 2012
Augmented Reality iPad App Uses Kinect for 3D Real-Time Chat
January 06, 2012
Kinect Drawing Machine
December 29, 2011
Avian Flight Simulator
Philadelphia Transit May Incorporate Kinect Displays
December 20, 2011
Interactive Display

It looks like some Kinect hacking may very well see itself embedded into the transit systems. I always envisioned people using natural gestures to bring up bus schedules or to even read the news as they wait for a subway or that next bus. Thanks to the open source...

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Self Projector Using Kinect, Processing and a Transcreen
December 13, 2011
Kinect Self Projector

Here's a cool and interesting visual project that would be great for any type of live performance. Built in Processing, the Kinect captured image is projected onto a TransScreen. The end result is a digital shadow of sorts that can be overlaid onto people in real-time....

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Interactive Puppet Display
December 02, 2011
Kinect News
Check out this great video created by the good folks at yoke.de.  The idea was to build an interactive display that allowed audience members to interact and...
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A Kinect in Every Living Room?
November 27, 2011
Kinect Hacks

If there was a Kinect in every set top box in all the living rooms around the world, we'd never need to search for that damn remote again! You know, that germ infested coffee table accessory that you fumble with in the dark when trying to change a channel or control the...

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LIght Shaped Interactive Display Using a Kinect
November 25, 2011
Kinect News

This is one of the coolest interactive displays out there.  Using some low level coding and programming, the developers where able to sync up the Kinect's tracking data with a series of light bulbs that illuminate whenever a user is present.  The user can then...

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Tactile Sonic Interaction Display Using Kinect and Max/MSP
November 16, 2011
Kinect Hacks

Using OSC, Max/MSP and a Kinect, Roberto Pugliese has...

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Evoluce Windows 7 SDK Released
November 09, 2011
Kinect News

The Evoluce SDK for Kinect and Windows 7 is now available and enables developers to create noncommercial applications with a natural...

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Developers Create Simple Package Installer for OpenNI
November 07, 2011
Kinect Package Installer

The good folks at ZigFu have created a great way for people to set up the things they need in order to start using their Kinect right away.  The package will install OpenNI, NITE and Sensor Kinect with just the click of a button...

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Virtual Gallery Alpha Build
November 01, 2011
Virtual Gallery

Some good folks were kind enough to upload a teaser video of their upcoming Virtual Gallery using the kinect.  The premise is pretty straight forward and seems to be well on its way.  Once a user is tracked, they can then use both hands to navigate...

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Kinect SDK Virtual Personal Assistant
October 31, 2011
GLaDOS

One of the greatest advantages of using the Kinect SDK for your Kinect inspired project is that it has the ability to recognize voice commands. That's exactly what Corey Thomas took advantage of when building his very own Virtual Personal Assistant.

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