depth sensing

Microsoft's HoloLens may have been sidelined, but a Microsoft designer's fan-made vision — the Copilot Veja — shows how the next wave of mixed‑reality thinking could trade heavy headsets for discreet, AI‑supercharged earbuds that "see" the world and speak answers back in real time. Background...

Microsoft has quietly added a striking new capability to Copilot Labs: Copilot 3D, a free, browser-based experiment that turns a single JPG or PNG into a downloadable GLB 3D model — a low-friction bridge from a flat photo to an immediately usable 3D asset. Background / Overview Microsoft...

In the rapidly evolving field of computer vision, achieving high accuracy and robustness has traditionally necessitated models with billions of parameters, extensive datasets, and substantial computational resources. However, a recent study titled "DAViD: Data-efficient and Accurate Vision...

Windows Hello has brought significant convenience and security to the login process for Windows 10 and Windows 11 users, leveraging biometric authentication—primarily facial recognition—to replace traditional passwords. While many modern laptops are now shipping with built-in IR cameras capable...

This is a great title for a post from Dwight Goins that I've been meaning to highlight for a while... My Kinect told me I have Dark Olive Green Skin… Did you know the Kinect for windows v2 has the ability to determine your Skin pigmentation and your hair color? – Yes I’m telling you the...

Today's project is another one of those, if you need this, you really need it.... Link Removed For those interested, I have developed a library of Labview VI's to access data from the Kinect V2. It seemed that such a library was not available even though one was developed for the Kinect V1...

Today's inspirational project provides a continuing view of how the Kinect is just so much more than a gaining device... Link Removed A solution from the videogame world—Kinect for Windows—could become a revolutionary new way for patients with Parkinson's disease to do rehab at home, and for...

You saw it at Mix—in typical fashion, our mission was to build two Jellybean robots in three weeks for the Mix keynote; no pressure, right?—and now it's time to introduce Project Jellybean on Coding4Fun. So, here it is—the Kinect drivable lounge chair! The lounge chair has Omni-directional...

This video covers the basics of installing and using the Kinect sensor. You may find it easier to follow along by downloading the Link Removed. [Link Removed] Overview of Kinect Sensor [Link Removed] Device Manager [Link Removed] Using Kinect as an Audio Device [Link Removed] Using Kinect for...

Raghu Murthi and Albert Panello talk about some of the technology behind the Kinect, including the below points: Three major subsystems in the sensor (Optical, Audio, Motor) Optical consists of depth projector and sensor RGB Camera Depth Sensor Motor Subsystem Audio Subsystem Link Removed...