Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 faces its first public hacking contest next week. Security researchers and industry experts will be keeping a careful eye on next week’s 5th annual Pwn2Own competition. Contestants will attempt to break … read more
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Microsoft employee apologizes for anti-Kinect hacking rant
26th Jan 11 10:54 pm with 2 CommentsA Microsoft developer evangelist has apologised for his anti-Kinect hacking rant. Sam Stokes, Academic Developer Evangelist at Microsoft, penned a grumpy blog post on Monday entitled “Thoughts on the Kinect hacks and iPad Hacks“. The … read more
Microsoft “excited” by Kinect hacking projects
26th Jan 11 12:45 pm with 2 CommentsMicrosoft has revealed that the company is excited to see the new uses of Kinect. Speaking on Microsoft’s official company blog, Microsoft blogger Steve Clayton revealed the company is excited by the hundreds of ways … read more
Flying Kinect is the latest cool Kinect hack
6th Dec 10 12:26 pm with Comments OffThe latest Kinect hack demonstrates how a Kinect could be mounted on top of a quadrocopter and used as a 3D radar to maneuver objects autonomously. The work, spotted by Engadget, is part of the … read more
Man controls NES Super Mario Bros with Kinect
29th Nov 10 7:00 pm with Comments OffRemember the guy that showed off a real-time light saber Kinect hack? Well he’s back controlling an NES version of Super Mario with Kinect. YouTube user, Yankeyan, has posted another proof of concept video showing him … read more
Latest Kinect hack demos every geeks dream: real-time Star Wars lightsaber
23rd Nov 10 2:25 am with 1 CommentHere at WinRumors we’ve been following Kinect hacking very closely. The latest hack shows off real-time processing of a lightsaber. Microsoft said earlier this year that is plans to introduce Star Wars for Kinect in … read more
Microsoft does a u-turn on Kinect hacking, says it’s open by design
22nd Nov 10 11:10 am with Comments OffHackers have been using Kinect in unique ways since its release earlier this month. Microsoft originally said it did not “condone the modification of its products” but has now made a u-turn by stating that … read more
Kinect hacking takes off, used to fully control Windows 7 and virtual puppets
19th Nov 10 9:48 am with 2 CommentsKinect hacking is rapidly turning in to the latest test toy for talented and creative developers. Hackers and developers have been uploading numerous videos to YouTube recently, demonstrating their latest creations. Pradeep Viswav has collected … read more
Kinect hacked to show off how Windows 8 multitouch controls may work
12th Nov 10 2:00 am with Comments OffHackers are hard at work ripping apart Microsoft’s controller-less Xbox 360 accessory. Recent developments have shown off Minority Report style multitouch control and the Kinect running on Mac OS X. Firstly, Florian Echtler has taken … read more