The Outsider Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 No mention of Kinect yet. I don't play games often enough so had to google Kinect - it is some motion sensing device, but from what I've heard from others more into gaming isn't Wii supposed to be the best in that?
bulbul Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 I don't play games often enough so had to google Kinect - it is some motion sensing device' date=' but from what I've heard from others more into gaming isn't Wii supposed to be the best in that?[/quote'] difference is Wii needs a controller while Kinect doesnt need its (even playstation needs a controller) still motion based games are just for initial few weeks later u will get bored by them kinect had/have this distinction of fastest selling gadget some time back
akshayxyz Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 Kinect has become more than just an Xbox/gaming accessory. People have built some wonderful hacks around Kinect technology.
akshayxyz Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 Some examples. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOy-Dnr3xyU]Kinect Teleconferencing with Real-time 3D Capture and 3D Display - YouTube[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QrnwoO1-8A]3D Video Capture with Kinect - YouTube[/ame] I have not seen similar hacks with Wii or other (gaming) motion/gesture capture accessory. It would be intellectually dishonest to speak Wii and Kinect in same breath, from a technology point of view.
akshayxyz Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 Next desirable thing, I am looking forward to - in touchscreen technology/phones/tablets. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOvQCPLkPt4]Applied Sciences Group: High Performance Touch - YouTube[/ame] I would rather pay extra for this, than extra GHzs/Cores of CPUs, GBs of memory...
bulbul Posted July 5, 2012 Posted July 5, 2012 Kinect has become more than just an Xbox/gaming accessory. People have built some wonderful hacks around Kinect technology. thats the problem with MS...people has to build wonderful things around it....MS should have put some more R&D .. Still kinect is more of a fad than a truly revolutionary gadget atleast till now...
Crookbond Posted July 5, 2012 Posted July 5, 2012 Just to prove a point - It's only after developers wrote "hacks" to interface with the PC that Microsoft mulled over an SDK. People just performed "cool tasks" which MS never thought about - it just forayed into the gaming market with XBox. After 1.5 years, Microsoft has just today provided an official SDK for the developers [1]. Once again, MS is as usual behind the 8-ball. [1] http://socialbarrel.com/kinect-for-windows/40061/
DomainK Posted July 5, 2012 Posted July 5, 2012 Next desirable thing, I am looking forward to - in touchscreen technology/phones/tablets. I would rather pay extra for this, than extra GHzs/Cores of CPUs, GBs of memory... Yup. That is impressive.
akshayxyz Posted July 5, 2012 Posted July 5, 2012 thats the problem with MS...people has to build wonderful things around it....MS should have put some more R&D .. Still kinect is more of a fad than a truly revolutionary gadget atleast till now... Do you know, one of the key factors behind iPhone's success is - apps from developer community -aka- hackers.
maniac Posted July 5, 2012 Posted July 5, 2012 Microsoft is like T-Series and Apple is like Sony/TDK....Get the reference :)
bulbul Posted July 5, 2012 Posted July 5, 2012 Do you know' date=' one of the key factors behind iPhone's success is - [b']apps from developer community -aka- hackers. are u talking about developers who sell Apps thru Official App store or developers who develop for jail broken devices ??
vvvslaxman Posted July 5, 2012 Posted July 5, 2012 It is not that hard to enjoy both worlds. Some own every gaming device that is available from every manufacturer also own both Mac and PC. It is not like Pioneer Plasma vs the rest importantly Panasonic plasma where you cannot get PIoneer kuros anymore. Since Pioneer has stopped making plasmas, owner of pioneers still pride themselves on owning a device that offers picture quality yet to be rivalled by any manufacturer. When i bought my first plasma i decided not to buy pioneer as i was aware they were going to stop manufacturing plasmas and worried about support. Even now i think "have i made a mistake" as everyone from user to expert still uses Pioneer kuros as a reference. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20034816-1.html Unlike the above scenario you can own both PC and Mac . No point in claiming one is superior over other as if we invented it :cantstop: .
bulbul Posted July 5, 2012 Posted July 5, 2012 It is not that hard to enjoy both worlds. Some own every gaming device that is available from every manufacturer also own both Mac and PC. . yep i own iPad 2 , Samsung Galaxy S3 ,Nokia N97 mini , Sony PlayStation and Windows 7 desktop..... all coexists peacefully :--D
vvvslaxman Posted July 5, 2012 Posted July 5, 2012 Mac is like Tendulkar. Gets bad rep because of fans (not you guys) :cantstop: http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=macs_cant
vvvslaxman Posted July 6, 2012 Posted July 6, 2012 I don't see these ads anymore. Not worth it i suppose. Their real strengths lie in their toys iphone, ipad.
akshayxyz Posted July 6, 2012 Posted July 6, 2012 I don't see these ads anymore. Not worth it i suppose. Their real strengths lie in their toys iphone' date= ipad. But that still did not change the ultimate truth - these are also used to look at lolcats :)
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