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Virtual entertainment patent issued to Microsoft, Bill Gates in a step to extend Kinect to virtual dating

Image by wolfgang.wedenig via Flickr The patent claims that a belt connecting to a network device “creates a sensation for a user similar to having guests in a remote location to be physically present as virtual guests,” allowing people to “concurrently experience the…

Hand Gesture Remote Controlled Helicopter via Kinect

Swiss students at the The Flying Machine Arena at the Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control ETH Zurich re-purpose Xbox hand gesture controller Kinect for remote controlling a helicopter. Related articles 7 Mind-Blowing Xbox Kinect Hacks [VIDEOS] (mashable.com)

New Games and Software Announced at 2011 Electronic Entertainment Expo – E3: Konami, Sony NGP, Windows 8, Star Wars for Kinect

A 2011 E3 Video news roundup E3 is the Electronic Entertainment Expo at which major video and PC game vendors present their new products. This year’s event promises a number of long expected events and products. Here is a line up of…