Xbox 360 Kinect

For gamers everywhere, today is a banner day! November 4, 2010 is the day that the Xbox 360 Kinect controller was released to the public. And people have actually gotten a chance to try it out instead of just wishing they could. The overwhelming majority of reviews are positive.

It seems that Microsoft really has a hit on its hands. In fact, on Wednesday, Microsoft raised its sales forecast of the Kinect to 5 million units, up from 3 million. If that pans out, the company will sell perhaps $1 billion worth of Kinect systems and games by the end of the year.

Everybody’s so excited about it that both Oprah and Ellen gave an Xbox 360 and a Kinect bundle to their audiences.

The users of the Kinect, are loving how easy it is to set up. Initially, you have to teach the Kinect your body movements and voice, so you go through some exercises so it can learn your body and voice. Then you’re ready to play.

It turns out that the Xbox 360 Kinect, formerly named Project Natal, is just about everything it was hyped up to be. With its ability to recognize hand, body, and voice commands, it’s a definite glimpse into the future of how we will interact with computers. And in the meantime, it’s an incredible blast to play with!

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