The next generation of Microsoft’s Kinect system has been bred to be a powerful beast, capable of tracking individual fingers, reading lips, and even guessing the player’s mood. Recently, an image from the motion tracking system has found its way online, and the powers that be have confirmed it as genuine. Check out the article to discover how the Kinect 2 sees the world. The Verge has the story.
Computer vision is an interesting field. Long ago, we thought it would be easy. Turns out, not so much. The Kinect 2 is shaping up to be one of the best computer sensor packages available on the consumer market. If Microsoft allows people to monkey with the Kinect 2 like they did the original, some very interesting things could crop up soon.