Microsoft launches Windows version of Kinect for $249 (figure)

Microsoft launches Windows version of Kinect price 249 U.S. dollars SINA Science and technology news Beijing time February 2 morning, Microsoft officially launched today for the PC to use the Kinect for Windows, the proposed retail price of 249 U.S. dollars. Microsoft also offers an improved Kinect software and hardware suite for developers to use. The Kinect for Windows has undergone a series of tests, optimizations, and designs that can be applied to computers with Windows 7, Custom Edition Windows 7, and Windows 8 developer previews. Currently, the Kinect for Windows hardware and software suite is scheduled to be launched in 12 countries around the world, including the United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain and the United Kingdom. Microsoft says it will add other areas in the coming months. Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's CEO, Ballmer at the US Consumer Electronics Show that Microsoft is working with more than 200 companies to develop a unique version of the Kinect app for Windows. The Kinect has been a huge success on the Xbox 360 platform, with shipments exceeding 18 million since its inception more than 1 years ago. Kinect is an Xbox-based body-sensing gaming device developed by Microsoft that allows players to play through body movements and voice control. Its main competitor is Nintendo's newest Wii system and Sony PlayStation's move-body handle. (Xiaoran)