Kinect
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- proper noun
- /kɪˈnɛkt/
- Specialized
- Innovative uses of the Kinect technology are being explored in various fields, including education and healthcare.
- Azure Kinect
- Kinect camera
- a new Kinect
Examples
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Today at the Microsoft Mix event, an annual showcase of its latest web and mobile technologies, Microsoft announced an SDK (software development kit) for its motion-controlled gaming system, Kinect.
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The SDK will enable third-party software to hook into Kinect.
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Hey, do you guys want to see something really cool that you can do with the Kinect?
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This is the kind of future that the Kinect SDK could eventually bring to reality.
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News of the Kinect SDK for Windows first came out in January, and today Microsoft announced that it will be released in spring.
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The Kinect SDK opens up the possibility that the next wave of innovation in user experience could come from motion controls, including gestures and sensors.
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What's most intriguing, though, is the probability that Kinect will become integrated into Microsoft's Windows OS and lead to the next big thing in web user experience.
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The latest games utilize the Kinect to track players' movements in real-time.
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Many developers create engaging applications for the Kinect to enhance interactive gameplay.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Kinect as a software platform gets its name from kinetic ('movement') and connect ('join'). That name shows the platform's job: to link apps to body movement so developers can make interactive experiences.