Hive45 Singularity Podcast #39 - Future of the Kinect

"We've invited the machine's eyes into our living rooms" for this week ending the 21/11/10: Life-logging infiltrating the extreme sports segment - not too long before tech HUD glasses hit the mainstream, neon glowing trees could make parks and acid trips quite baffling, tech clothing with embedded gadgets are really cool, and the Microsoft Kinect hacks have begun - ranging from gesture-controlled robotic vacuum cleaners and controlling Windows 7, to creating 3D footage of an entire space. Plus we discuss how the Kinect trend will make TV remotes history, and how every room will have a camera for real-time control of and adaptive feedback from the machine god.Please visit the website to see the full show notes and links: http://hive45.com/shows/episode-39-future-of-the-kinect/Please post your thoughts in the comments, or in the Singularity Subreddit at http://reddit.com/r/singularityStories covered this week:Life-Logging to be Pushed By Extreme Sports and Thrill Seekers?, Video of Insane Wingsuit Base Jumping, Steve Mann, $2000 Augmented Reality Glasses, Neon Trees, Hive45 Plus Videos, Tech Clothing is Cool, ThinkGeek Tech Clothing, Microsoft Claims Kinect Left Open By Design, Hacking the Kinect, Kinect Hacked onto a Roomba, Kinect Controlling Windows 7, Kinect Hack For Multitouch Surfaces, Kinect Shadow Puppets, Kinect Renders 3D Environment

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