2. Contents
The Kinect Sensor
Kinect projects at Imagine Cup 2010
Other projects and applications
Features at a glance
Demos from Channel 9
3. Kinect for Xbox 360
Project Natal
Launched on November 4, 2010
Sold 8 million units in its first 60 days
Guinness World Record of being the "fastest
selling consumer electronics device"
9. Other projects and
applications Spain)
Tedesys (Cantabria,
– TedCas, TedControl, TedPresenter, TedMaps
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Spain)
– Sclerosis therapy
Wake Forest University (NC, USA) & Sunnybrook
Health Science Centre (Canada)
– 2D & 3D Image Manipulation
The Kinect Sensor consists of the following:Optical subsystemRGB Camera – A regular video camera that has a resolution of 640x480 at 30 frames per second3D Depth Sensors – This is a combination of a depth projector (left reticule) and sensor (right reticule) to calculate distance. For more information, see the Tech behind Kinect videoAudio subsystemMulti-Array Microphone – A four-microphone array that is mounted as a single microphone in WindowsMotor subsystemMotorized Tilt – The motorized tilt enables you to adjust the camera up or down 27 degrees to ensure that the camera has the best possible view of you