It's been a long time since the Kinect has been a meaningful part of the Xbox experience, but as we've heard on numerous occasions in recent years, it's still finding a way to stay relevant - just not as part of the gaming world!
This latest example comes from the medical industry, sparked off by an image that was posted to Reddit in which the Xbox Kinect was shown being used as part of a CT scanning machine. Here's a look at post in question:
The comments are the most interesting thing about this, as numerous people pointed out that they've seen the Kinect being used for this purpose as well - and a CT technologist even confirmed that they're using it on a "daily" basis:
Looking through the rest of the comments, people have mentioned using Xbox's Kinect for security scans, augmented reality sandboxes, ghost hunting, exhibitions, airport check-in machines, and a whole lot of educational courses!
In other words, while days of the Kinect are over from an Xbox perspective, it's still a tool that's proving extremely useful (and cost-effective) for all kinds of purposes in 2024. It's probably sticking around for a quite a while yet, too.