subject: Xbox Kinect - The Hottest Christmas Gift In 2010! [print this page] Xbox Kinect - The Hottest Christmas Gift In 2010!
The Kinect looks to be one of the best Christmas gifts for 2010
The Xbox Kinect is the newest invention from the Microsoft Xbox team. It gets rid of the controller and puts you right in the middle of the game. No controller, no joy stick, you become the avatar for the game. You make that avatar come to life right on your TV. With this, you break what is known as the "fourth wall" of gaming, taking you deeper and further into the gaming experience. Your interaction with the game will change the way you look at motion control.
It moves with self tracking, through its infrared; and red, blue, and green camera. It makes every game you play so much more enjoyable, and a real experience like no other. If friends come over while you're playing this, they can jump right in, no restarting necessary. With its 48 point tracking and it's amazing facial recognition software, it is further blurring the line between the gaming world and the real one.
If you and some friends feel like staying in and watching a movie, you can just say "Netflix" out loud, and the Kinect will load your Netflix right on your Xbox, letting you choose what movie you want with a simple wave of your hand, or just saying the title of the movie you wish to see.
Xbox Kinect biggest serious contender is the already very well established Nintendo Wii. Where Xbox wins over the Wii is that the Wii requires controllers to be used, the Kinect doesn't. The Kinect offers much more freedom of movement than the Wii as you are not restricted by the limitations of movement of a controller. You actually feel as though you are part the game, as opposed to just being beside it.
The Microsoft Kinect is changing home entertainment in innovative and exciting ways. The best bet is its not just aimed at the gaming crowd, the Kinect suits any member of the family, young or old. It even appeals to people of all ages by getting them off the couch and into the game. This is the kind of thing that people see in action once and then have to have it for themselves.
