Xbox hacker Kinect ' welcome '

21 February 2011, Last updated at 20: 04 GMT from Rory Cellan Jones technology correspondent, BBC News, Seattle, Microsoft says that a new world of possibilities for it can open Microsoft is opening up its Xbox Kinect technology to allow amateur software developers to experiment with it.

The company is releasing a software development kit in the spring, which will give developers access to the secrets behind the technology.

For now it will be for personal use only, but Microsoft says it will release a commercial version.

Kinect, which transforms the body of the player in a game controller, was a great success since it launched last November.

It has already captured the imagination of the hacker Community, which showed various uses for the technology, including 3D photography.

Microsoft is hoping that an army of developers now will find smarter ways to bring more Kinect to the next level.

"How technologies such as these reach scale, creativity and invention will open a whole world of new possibilities for the computing," said Craig Mundie, Chief Research and strategy officer of Microsoft.

The announcement was made during an open day at the Microsoft Research Center near Seattle.

The company is hoping that the success of Kinect, developed by our scientists, it can give a greater presence in the home entertainment sector.

Microsoft shows WP7 integration with Xbox Kinect

At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Microsoft unveiled not only what was coming to Windows Phone 7 this year, but Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer decided it was time to raise the curtain on a Technology Preview featuring WP7 and Kinect Xbox. Microsoft Game Studios showed off two women using their phones Windows to shoot balls in the game ball Rally that a man was playing on Kinect.

In the video, it is clear that the console and the phone are communicating real-time, probably on Wi-Fi. This is not only motion sensing Kinect brought to the phone; This is input from the mobile phone player is added to a game of Kinect, turning your phone into an auxiliary controller. In other words, some kind of multiplayer platforms in the world Microsoft is coming:

Microsoft has sold 8 million Kinect units in 60 days. Wp7 sales weren't nearly as good, but if this type of game is collected, we would bet that the two will help each other. Wp7 is attractive for players already as it comes with the integration of Xbox Live, but what you see above is a completely different ball game (excuse the pun).

"The technology shown in the video is real and is an example of the types of experiences we'll be bringing to market," said a spokesman for Microsoft in a statement. "We remain committed to build a network that connects to your friends and entertainment in innovative ways. This is just one example of what's possible as we explore new ways to interact with our technology. At this time, we discuss specific experiences aren t we ll be bid or a timeline of product, but we look forward to sharing more in the future. "