online.wsj.com - 5/13/2009
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NICK WINGFIELD Microsoft Corp. is developing a new videocamera for the Xbox 360 console that will allow players to control games with the movement of their bodies, people familiar with the matter said, an effort to attract the casual players who have fueled Nintendo Co.'s recent success. The ...
anandtech.com - 5/6/2009
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anandtech.com —
Following closely on the heels of Windows 7
Beta 1, Microsoft has released RC1 to the public....
We find out what's new and how it stacks up to previous versions of Windows...
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Windows 7: Release Candidate 1 Preview
news.cnet.com - 5/11/2009
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news.cnet.com —
Microsoft confirmed on Monday that it is planning
to release Windows 7 this year , in time...
for the holiday shopping season. "We are tracking well to a Windows 7 holiday," Microsoft Senior Vice President Bill Veghte said in an interview. Veghte ...
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Microsoft confirms Windows 7 coming this year
pcworld.com - 5/11/2009
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pcworld.com —
Microsoft plans to test Windows 7's update mechanism
by feeding users of the just-issued Release Candidate as...
many as 10 fake updates in the coming week, the company said. It will be the second time that Microsoft has released phony updates for ...
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Microsoft to Test Windows 7 with Fake Fixes - Business ...
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New Xbox 360 ZCam Photo Out!
I4U News —
... . A Wall Street Journal article published today says that the new Xbox sensor will probably be revealed during the E3 2009 expo, but that release will probably wait until 2010. To tide you over, we've got a little new information about the 360's upcoming motion sensing technology. Apparently it will use a 3D webcam in order to track player body movement, which means that the player themselves doesn't have to hold any clunky controllers or wear any silly motion tracking gear. Most of those details have been known for a while now. What is new is that we have our first picture ...
Xbox 360 Motion Control Rumors Mount
DriverHeaven.net —
... The Wall Street Journal has cited anonymous sources who say Microsoft is at work on a 3D camera control device, corroborating rumors that have circulated in the games space for weeks. ...
Microsoft to take on Wii with motion-sensing camera for Xbox 360
TechSpot —
... , with Microsoft taking their usual no comment on rumor and speculation stance. Yet another report has hit the web in recent days, this time from the Wall Street Journal who claims it has received confirmation from people familiar with the matter. [image] Instead of requiring a hand-held controller to register a player's movements, however, Microsoft is purportedly working on a video camera for its Xbox 360 console that will allow players to control games with the movement of their bodies. This will differ from Sonys PlayStation Eye and Microsofts Xbox Live Vision ...
WSJ: Xbox 360 to get 3D camera for motion sensing
DV Hardware —
... Wall Street Journal confirms earlier rumors that Microsoft is working on full body motion sensing for the Xbox 360 console, the paper wrote today that the software giant is working on a 3D camera that will capture when players move their hands, legs or head. The technology may partly be based on the work of 3DV Systems, an Israeli startup that was recently acquired by Microsoft. ...
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