Rather than spending hundreds or even thousands of pounds on a 3D scanner, you might be interested to know that it is possible to use an Xbox Kinect to create an affordable alternative. This guide by ...

The old gen 1 Kinect has seen a fair bit of use in the field of making 3D scans out of real world scenes. Now that Xbox 360 Kinects are winding up at yard sales and your local Goodwill, you might even ...

University of California, San Diego students preparing for a future archaeological dig to Jordan will likely pack a Microsoft Kinect, but it won’t be used for post-dig, all-night gaming marathons.

Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft has previously demonstrated the capabilities of Kinect Fusion ...

If you fancy creating your very own full size colour 3D body scan you might be interested to know that Microsoft has this week added support for its Kinect for Windows v2 sensor to 3D Builder 3D ...

Microsoft has formally launched the latest Software Development Kit (SDK) for its Kinect for Windows depth-sensing camera platform, bringing official 3D scanning capabilities to the device for the ...

Researchers at the world-renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) came up with a novel solution when they found that their sophisticated 3D scanning equipment wasn't quite up to the huge ...

Microsoft's Kinect is useful for more than just gaming. In fact, many would argue that the device is better for things other than gaming. Even Microsoft has stopped including Kinect in its Xbox One ...

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The tale of the Microsoft Xbox Kinect is one of those sad situations where a great product was used in an application that turned out to be a bit of a flop and was discontinued because of it, despite ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Microsoft has announced new functionality for gesture controls coming to the Kinect for Windows ...

Microsoft has announced new functionality for gesture controls coming to the Kinect for Windows SDK, while also reigniting our imagination about the future of Kinect Fusion. First up, Fusion: at ...