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That's an intriguing question, Jfilesguy

I also downloaded the SyFy app yesterday but was unable to spend too much time playing around with it. I noticed it had some trailers and short clips of tv shows. There seemed to be another section which allowed one to watch a small selection of the SyFy television shows but I wasn't able to investigate much further.

I would love to see Microsoft doing more things with WP7 and 360 interoperability. This is a step in the right direction.

"Big Brother" here we come... Next thing you know, our cars will be ratting us out if we exceed the speed limit. Oh wait...

I think this is sexier than the Star Wars xbox. Possibly more so than the Gears of War too! I love matte black. I wish I could paint my car this color.

bandwagon: jump on it.

Tomb Raider: Jillian Michaels

My 10 year old will be thrilled. He's been pestering me to purchase it for our desktop. Unfortunately, it's too archaic to even run Minecraft. Maybe it's time to put an xbox on his Xmas list...

I'm happy for all the folks looking forward to this game but I'm not really digging it.

How in the heck does one Moon Walk on carpet? (my wife wants this game badly.)

The natives are getting restless!

What is a "redundancy"? Is it like a "layoff"? I'm a computer geek and redundancies are a good thing from a computer standpoint.

As an owner of a WinPho7 Samsung Focus, I'm kinda excited about the potential.

Developers that didn't "buy in" initially are probably scrambling to get in on the Kinect's success. Hopefully this doesn't mean more rushed-to-sales shovelware.

My wife will too. She's got a great set of pipes on her. I, on the other hand, will not be able to come close to the Travolta high notes...

It was my experience that, up until Christmas, there were not a lot of Kinects sitting around on store shelves.

That blurb from Motorola is so broad that I think I infringed on their stuff when I ate breakfast this morning.

I just ordered 3 of them and I only have one Xbox

silly lawsuits are silly

wow...I've never played any of those games.

Sweet! Kinect Striptease Training. I'm down with a preorder.

I only have one problem with this game: Shouldn't Melanie Chisolm (Sporty Spice) have been in this game instead of Melanie Brown (Scary Spice)?

"Next stop, getting fit with Mel B!" - James Newton

THAT is the one I'm most looking forward to hearing about. I'm hoping for a winner.

funny stuff Ria.

Still, I could deal with "Off" even if it didn't "On". What's the big deal?

It's getting harder and harder to find them around here. As Pachter said, the ones that I do find are in the bundles.

He just needs to relocate the TV. Stick it to the window looking thing in the center of the picture and then throw out all that other useless stuff (desk, chairs, plant, uhhh..humidifier, ashtray, purse? and that darned refrigerator) and he's all set. Oh and get a surge protector for chrissakes.

Is this an option that can be turned off in the game settings like in Forza 3?

I'm shocked. Yay Microsoft.

Based on the relatively low cost of the components required to make the Kinect (see previous Kinectaku story) and what I believe to be readily available materials, I can only ascertain that it's a demand issue and not a manufacturing issue. ymmv

ninal12, I'm glad you mentioned that. I've heard there is a "workout mode" in this game as well but didn't see any mention of it in the review. I may have just missed it though. Did you get a chance to use it, Will?

Only if there are 3 of them in a circle formation.

Easily attainable achievements in my household, Joe22.

This kinda illustrates what type of issues might manifest when "scanning" a real-life item into a Kinect game as a 3d item. For example, a skateboard. You would have to allow the Kinect to take multiple images of the skateboard from several different angles. Then the software (probably the game software?) would have to combine those images so that the 3d item could be created in the game itself. It wouldn't be as simple as holding up the skateboard, taking one scan, and BAM! your skateboard is in the game. The alternative, and possibly simpler way, would be to scan the top of the skateboard, and then superimpose the image over a pregenerated in-game skateboard model.

Elpida E5116AJBG-6E-E - 70nm DDR2 SDRAM (SI#18324)
If I'm not mistaken, that's 512mb of RAM.

"... what does Kinect in and of itself have to do with empowering a woman, exactly? i'm confused." -theblackdragon
That's ok. It will all be clear...in time.

Rumor has it that "other" people are also interested in the Kinect tech as well, including the Dept. of Defense, etc. How quickly could costs be recouped with the addition of government contracts, technology leases, etc.

@ Joe22: Maybe he meant "conventional" controller? He was heavily mentioning a d-pad in that paragraph.

I chocked it up to sensationalism.

I can't wait for all the groin pulls, sprains, bloody noses, and broken limbs. I thought the 'ole Wii-remote-through-the-tv vids were funny but the Kinect-related injuries should be a hoot.

"Kinect is about games that we can’t even imagine today."
Then why is the hardware out already then?-slapshot82
You have to start somewhere. Take the wheel for example. When it was invented, who knew it would be used in thousand hp cars to propel you around race tracks at ridiculous speeds.
Ya know, there are lots of "armchair quarterbacks" out there with regards to watching sports on tv, irl, etc. How about making a referee simulator where the the player takes on the roll of an (American) football referee. They can be on the field, avoiding the players, and calling the fouls, touchdowns, out of bounds, etc with all of the normal gestures a referee would make. It's probably not a $50 game, but it could definately be an XBLA kind of thing. How about a martial arts instruction game? Geeze...the possibilities...

They can add voice support as well to complement the physical gestures, but still... I'm interested in how this works out too. This may be a "buy" for me if they can get it right.

I hope this game is awesome. This is what I chose as my first-game for Kinect. The Amazon $30 credit helped seal the deal. 3 more days!

Looks like I've got some updating to do when I get home.

My dilemma is: open my Kinect immediately upon arrival and marvel at the awesomeness...or sell it on ebay for a ridiculously insane markup. Supply and demand...mmmmmmmmmmm

fortunately I got my preorder in on day 1