PCWorld - Microsoft has made it official: The new-and-improved Kinect that will ship with the
Xbox One later this year will also come to Windows in 2014.
The
Windows version
will offer the same improvements found in the Xbox One’s Kinect. The
device has a wider field of view, better depth detection, an improved
noise-canceling microphone, more precise skeletal tracking, and ambient
light detection.
But don’t expect Kinect to replace your PC’s mouse and webcam anytime
soon. Microsoft still envisions Kinect primarily as a product for
businesses and organizations, though the company expects consumers to
interact with the motion controller in public places.
“It’s going to be the
spaces that are stand-up play spaces similar to the living room
experiences,” Bob Heddle, Microsoft’s director of Kinect for Windows,
said in an interview. “I would imagine that most consumers will see this
in interactive retail screens, for example … virtual product trial is
very interesting, things like magic mirrors to try on virtual clothing.”
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