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  1. Windows expands support for robots

    Robotics technology is moving fast. A lot has happened since Microsoft announced an experimental release of Robot Operating System (ROS)[1] for Windows at last year’s ROSCON in Madrid. ROS support became generally available in May 2019, which enabled robots to take advantage of the worldwide...
  2. Building a Telepresence App with HoloLens and Kinect

    Link Removed When does the history of mixed reality start? There are lots of suggestions, but 1977 always shows up as a significant year. That’s the year millions of children – many of whom would one day become the captains of Silicon Valley – first experienced something they wouldn’t be able...
  3. Kinect demo code and new driver for UWP now available

    Here’s a little memory test: Do you recall this blog, which posted back in May and promised to soon begin integrating Kinect for Windows into the Universal Windows Platform? Of course you do! Now we are pleased to announce two important developments in the quest to make Kinect functionality...
  4. Bowling with the Kinect

    Vardan Meliksetyan sent me an email about this cool Unity game that his company recently released. Who doesn't like a good game of bowling, and with this you don't have to worry about the weird shoes! Link Removed Link Removed Link Removed Interesting Bowling game with Microsoft Kinect V2...
  5. More Kinect for Windows v2 and Windows Hello

    Last week I highlighted a very cool preview of for the Kinect for Windows v2, Windows 10 and Windows Hello, Windows Hello with the Kinect v2. Today's a follow-up to that from Friend of the Gallery, Link Removed #Windows10 – Using #KinectV2 for authentication with #WindowsHello While I hope...
  6. Windows Hello with the Kinect v2

    We got some very cool Kinect Developer News this week. Below is the email, in full, which introduces the Kinect developer preview for Windows 10, which includes Windows Hello support. To show this off, Friend of the Gallery, Mike Taulty, published a great detailed description and post. Make...
  7. Use your Xbox One Kinect to sign in with Windows Hello

    You can now use the Kinect from your Xbox One console with beta drivers and a special cable to log into Windows 10 using your face. read more Continue reading...
  8. Unity, Kinect and Kristina

    A few weeks ago we highlighted a new Kinect video on Channel 9, Hello Channel 9 and Hello Kinect. Since then we've had not only one but two new videos added by another Niner! Link Removed In case you're curious about how to implement gesture control in your Unity game, you can easily follow...
  9. Kinect v2 Minecraft for You

    One of our most prolific Kinect Developers and Kinect MVP, Friend of the Gallery Tango Chen (Jingzhou Chen) is back with another take on Minecrafting with the Kinect Minecraft in Real Life using Kinect v2 Hey guys, I just developed this Kinect v2 application a few days ago. It lets you be...
  10. Hello Channel 9 and Hello Kinect

    When a new Niner makes their first post about the Kinect, well that's got to be highlighted! Everyone say hello to Amanda Lange and check out her first video... Link Removed Link Removed In this entry I'm going to discuss Kinect and how to get started. There's a ton of resources on Kinect...
  11. Things to check when running Kinect for Windows apps on Windows 10

    Friend of the Gallery, Abhijit Jana, recently posted a couple tips for those of you Kinect v2 Dev's moving to Windows 10. Running Kinect for Windows applications on Windows 10 – Things you should verify Running a Kinect v2 device and a Kinect for Windows application on Windows 10 is not...
  12. NextStage - Realtime Camera Tracking for Kinect

    Today's commercial project shows off just how powerful the Kinect really can be... Link Removed For the past year I’ve been developing an application called NextStage. NextStage turns the Kinect V2 into a realtime virtual production camera, by tracking retroreflective markers in a scene...
  13. Kinect Studio Revisited

    We've highlighted the Kinect Studio a number of times... Kinect for Windows v2 and the Kinect Studio Kinect Studio and a Harmonica Player Custom Gestures, Kinect for Windows v2 and the Visual Gesture Builder Bruno shows us how to use the Kinect Studio Kinect Studio 101 ...but it's been over...
  14. Last Week on Channel 9: July 6th - July 12th, 2015

    17 of the many great posts, episodes and shows from last week. Can you feel the excitement building yet? Just a couple more weeks! Link Removed A technical evangelist explains how he uses OneNote for collaboration with his teammates. OneNote provides a central location where the entire team...
  15. Raspberry Pi 2 and the Kinect, Making a Hand Held Scanner

    This project is off to a great start and something I think we should keep an eye on... Link Removed I am working on a proof of concept standalone mobile 3D Scanner. Hopefully it will be possible to use a Raspberry Pi2 for this project. I have already posted a video on youtube. And some...
  16. Unity Asset - Kinect v2 with MS-SDK Tips, Tricks and Examples

    For the last couple weeks I've been highlighted the Kinect Unity Assets of Rumen Filkov (aka RF Solutions), Unity Asset - Kinect [v1] with MS-SDK and Unity Asset - Kinect v2 with MS-SDK. Today I'm wrapping up the series by sharing a great blog post from Rumen on using his “Kinect v2 with...
  17. Coding4Fun Second Quarter 2015 Round-Up

    June is the quite before the storm month. With Windows 10 and related items coming out next month, well July and August are going to be exciting months! Coding4Fun Blog Small Basic Gets a Not So Small Update... v1.1 Intel Galileo V2 and You Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 Retargeting Extension...
  18. Kinect to your Heart

    Today Dwight Goins shares a great example on using one of the coolest features of the Kinect v2, heart rate detection... Link Removed When the latest Kinect sensor was unveiled more than a year ago at Build 2014, demos showed how it could determine a user’s heart rate without attaching...
  19. Unity Asset - Kinect v2 with MS-SDK

    Last week I introduced you to the Unity Kinect of Rumen Filkov (aka RF Solutions), Unity Asset - Kinect [v1] with MS-SDK. As I said, here's another of his Unity Assets, today focusing on the Kinect v2. Kinect v2 with MS-SDK Link Removed Kinect v2 with MS-SDK is a set of Kinect v2 examples...
  20. Kinect 2 Computer Vision

    Kinect MVP James Ashley is back with a great example of using OpenCV v3 (which we highlighted OpenCV turns 3 and seeing Intel(R) INDE OpenCV), Emgu and the Kinect v2 to implement computer vision/facial recognition. Some of our other posts where we highlight James; Kinect 2 Unity 5 "Kinect v2...