Kinect for Windows released along with SDK

Microsoft has now officially extended its Kinect motion gesture and voice control to the PC. After releasing PC beta SDKs that worked with the Xbox 360 version of the device, Microsoft today launched the official Kinect for Windows product along with the 1.0 version of the Kinect for Windows SDK and runtime files.

As previously announced, the Kinect for Windows device is priced at $249, which is $100 more than the current Xbox 360 version. Microsoft has already said the lower price of the Xbox 360 model is "subsidized by consumers buying a number of Kinect games, subscribing to Xbox LIVE, and making other transactions associated with the Xbox 360 ecosystem." Microsoft will later sell the Kinect for Windows version for $149 but only for qualified educational organizations.

The 1.0 SDK and runtime files for Kinect for Windows have a number of improvements compared to the previous beta versions.

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