Microsoft's Kinect SDK Can Track and Listen

mikejuk writes "Microsoft has given more information on the Kinect SDK to be released later in the year. It will include the body tracking software that is used by the Xbox version of the Kinect, allowing it to track up to two people at the same time and stay locked on to them even if they leave and re-enter the frame. In addition, they promise to allow the microphone array to be used with the PC's speech recognition API. So, not only will future Kinect projects be able to track you — they can listen to what you say."

Translation from tin-foil-hat-speak ...

[perpenso]

So, not only will future Kinect projects be able to track you ...

Your computer/console can respond to your gesture based commands.

... they can listen to what you say.

Your computer/console can respond to your verbal commands.

Re:Paranoid much

[tripleevenfall]

Actually, the fact that there is a development kit coming out for what is, truthfully, a pretty innovative device, sort of makes me feel like there is a division of microsoft that is warring against the greater evil that is microsoft.