iFixit Tears Down Microsoft's Kinect For Xbox 360 280
alphadogg writes "Microsoft's new hands-free Kinect game controller is packed with four microphones, two autofocus cameras and a motion detector chip that together make for one heck of a complex toy, according to iFixit's initial teardown of the device. 'We haven't been this excited to get our hands on new hardware since the iPad,' says Kyle Wiens, CEO of the company. 'The way that we interact with computers is (finally) evolving, and Kinect is unlike any hardware we've ever taken apart. In fact, the only thing we've ever taken apart that has anywhere close to this many sensors is Pleo, the dinosaur robot.' iFixit describes Kinect as 'a horizontal bar of sensors connected to a small, motorized pivoting base.' The $150 device that Microsoft put hundreds of millions of dollars of research into can be purchased separately from the Xbox 360 or as part of a bundle. A Prime Sense PS1080-A2 is at the heart of Kinect's motion detection capabilities, as it connects to all of Kinect's sensors and processes images of your game room's color and scope before shooting them over to the Xbox. iFixit couldn't immediately identify all of the chips within the box, so plans to update its teardown."
Re:The $150 device that Microsoft put hundreds of (Score:3, Funny)
I don't mean to make fun of you for speaking a foreign language, but this wasn't just some grammar error. It's hard to tell whether you just didn't understand the comment about hundreds of millions of dollars or are just retarded.
Re:what ELSE can MS do with the images? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:The $150 device that Microsoft put hundreds of (Score:2, Funny)
Re:The $150 device that Microsoft put hundreds of (Score:4, Funny)
Wait, you're on /. and you think dancing is different from tilting your hand in time with the music?
Re:The $150 device that Microsoft put hundreds of (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Won't Be On The Market Long Enough To Matter (Score:3, Funny)
Re:The $150 device that Microsoft put hundreds of (Score:4, Funny)
What?
Homosaywhat?
What. You happy now?
Shame I'm not using my Mac.