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2010 - 2017
Microsoft Kinect
“Kinect sensed movement so a player's body could become an input device.”
- Birth year
- 2010
- Shutdown year
- 2017
- Lifespan
- 7 years
- Peak era
- Company
- Microsoft
- Category
- Devices
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On Video
Project Natal, later Kinect, revealed at E3 2009
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About This Video
- From:
- Andru Edwards
- Added:
- June 2, 2009
- Length:
- 3:40
What Was It?
Kinect sensed movement so a player's body could become an input device. It changed the relationship between the person and the console, making physical space part of the interaction.
This entry follows the original consumer Xbox and Windows hardware family, separate from later products that reused the Kinect name for other purposes.
The Story
- 2010 The product era documented here begins in 2010. Kinect sensed movement so a player's body could become an input device.
- 2017 Microsoft ended production of the consumer Kinect hardware line in 2017. Later Azure Kinect hardware is a separate product.
How It Died
Microsoft ended production of the consumer Kinect hardware line in 2017. Later Azure Kinect hardware is a separate product.
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