I've got a new XBox 360 w/Kinect arriving tomorrow, and I expect a bit of hassle installing it because all my A/V equipment in the room is housed in a built-in A/V closet and I hidden-rout all the ...

"We can turn any surface into a 3D touchscreen," explained Anup Chathoth, one third of Munich-based startup Ubi Interactive. Such claims typically conjure up images of floating Minority Report-style ...

If you've ever wanted a more immersive gaming experience, this prototype from Microsoft Research should pique your interest. It uses a Kinect and a projector to extend the scene from your TV onto the ...

Microsoft has strongly hinted that the IllumiRoom augmented reality peripheral projector is linked to the next-generation Xbox 720, in much the same way that Project Natal (Kinect) was eventually ...

Motion projectors don't exactly have a reputation for being all that cool. In general, they're used for watching documentaries or projecting work. However, the guys behind the Fabricate Yourself ...

Working with Microsoft, a company called Ubi Interactive is bringing us ever-closer to the day when everything is a touch screen. The software from Ubi (no relation to the game publisher Ubisoft) ...

This cool demonstration by Design I/O, which produces “interactive installations” shows the Kinect being used to project animated hand puppets that respond to the user’s movements. Design I/O built it ...

Microsoft has filed a patent for a gaming projector to integrate with Kinect and possibly the next Xbox console. The "environmental display" device will use advanced projector technology to spread a ...

While everyone seems to have a touchscreen in their pocket, the next big thing is having a touchscreen pretty much wherever you want, whenever you want it. This prototype "smart environment" lets you ...

IllumiRoom is surprisingly simple in its operation. Kinect captures the appearance and geometry of the room, and then this data is used to adapt the extra visuals that are projected against the wall ...