Microsoft has released latest version of Kinect SDK for Windows and Kinect Developer Toolkit for Windows. The Kinect for Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) enables developers to create applications that support gesture and voice recognition, using Kinect sensor technology on computers running Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Embedded Standard 7. News features… Continue reading
Category: Kinect SDK
Kinect for Windows SDK v1.7 released
Microsoft has released the latest version of Kinect for Windows SDK – v1.7 with cool features for developers. The key features introduced are: Kinect Interactions – Kinect Interactions are designed to let users intuitively do things like press their hand forward a few inches to push a button, or close their hands to “grip and… Continue reading
Kinect for Windows SDK v1.6–Released
Microsoft has released v1.6 of the Kinect for Windows SDK with support for Windows 8 application support, Visual Studio 2012 development support. You can develop Windows Store applications that would utilize the Kinect Sensor through the USB interface, the new SDK provides enough support necessary for application development using Visual Studio 2012 in a Windows… Continue reading
Kinect for Windows–Development–Required Hardware’s
Abstract: The purpose of this blog post is to provide some insight in to hardware’s and software’s required for kinect for windows development. Introduction Kinect for Windows PC is a special set of Kinect hardware released by Microsoft, that designed to use with Windows PC. You require this piece of hardware of production usage of… Continue reading
Kinect for Windows Developer Toolkit v1.5.2
The Kinect for Windows Developer Toolkit contains source code samples, Kinect Studio, Face Tracking SDK, and other resources to simplify developing Kinect for Windows applications. Kinect for Windows Developer Toolkit v 1.5.2 is an incremental update to previous Kinect for Windows Developer Toolkit 1.5. The release of Developer Toolkit update v1.5.2, which includes: WPFD3Dinterop. This… Continue reading
Kinect for Windows SDK – Version 1.5 Released
Microsoft has released Kinect SDK for Windows – Version 1.5 on yesterday which includes improvements over skeleton tracking and facial tracking features. The Kinect for Windows SDK enables developers to create applications using C++, C# or Visual Basic, which support gesture and voice recognition using the Kinect for Windows sensor and a PC or embedded… Continue reading
Kinect SDK for Windows updated to 1.0.3.191 *MINOR UPDATE ONLY*
Microsoft’s Kinect SDK for Windows version 1.0.3.190(released on 2nd Feb 2012) Â is replaced by 1.0.3.191 on May 2012. This is a minor update to fix the issue related to the installer certificate. The earlier version had the potential to produce certificate error messages during setup in limited scenarios. The issue was resolved in version 1.0.3.191.… Continue reading
Help: Kinect SDK for Windows – Code Migration Steps from Beta 2– v1.0
Kinect SDK for Windows v1.0 is a major release by Microsoft enabling the use of Kinect on Windows Platforms. Windows7/8 users can now interface Kinect to your Windows PC and develop programs that is capable of utilizing the capabilities of Kinect Sensor. There have been a number of significant changes and improvements in Kinect SDK… Continue reading
Kinect for Windows Quickstart Series
Channel 9 – MSDN has a new updated set of Quick Start tutorials on Kinect for Windows. Kinect for Windows Quickstart Series – consists of the following topics in tutorial series. Installing and Using the Kinect Sensor Setting up your Development Environment Camera Fundamentals Working with Depth Data Skeletal Tracking Fundamentals Audio Fundamentals http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/KinectQuickstart and… Continue reading
Kinect for Windows – Commercial Release
Microsoft has today released a commercial version of Kinect for Windows. Kinect for Windows is a specific version of Kinect released only for interfacing Microsoft Kinect with your laptop or desktop with Windows 7. Kinect for Windows is available as a bundle package through Amazon and Microsoft Store for 249$. Why Microsoft has released another… Continue reading