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Kinect Star Wars Game and Console Bundle Available 03 April 2012

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The delayed Kinect Star Wars game now has a release date and things look pretty solid that it is accurate.  The game and a special edition bundle will be available on 03 April 2012.

This will also not be your run of the mill game release either.  Microsoft will be offering a . . .

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Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 13 Demo For Xbox 360 Kinect (video)

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Here’s a video demo of Electronic Arts’ upcoming “Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13,” showing the game’s first version with full Kinect support and can be played completely without a controller. This is achieved with a mix of Kinect gestures and voice controls.

Also new to the game are online country clubs that . . .

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A Solar-Powered House Controlled By Xbox Kinect (video)

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This Solar-Powered House must be taken directly from the future all while being controlled with Xbox Kinect!

The students at SCI-Arc and Caltech have designed an entirely solar-powered house that is clean, green, and energy-efficient. It’s also remarkably easy to use because it is controlled by Xbox’s Kinect motion controls.

The 750-square-foot, net-zero . . .

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Microsoft Q2 Earnings Report Thoughts

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Today Microsoft shared with the financial world how their second quarter, which ended on 31 December 2011, went and showed that it had mixed results.

There is more information on the specific earnings at the Microsoft News Center – Microsoft Reports Record Revenue of $20.9 Billion in Second Quarter.

I want to . . .

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Mass Effect 3 With Kinect and a Demo Incoming (Video)

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Mass Effect 3 is easily one of the most anticipated games of 2012 and Electronic Arts just announced that a demo for Mass Effect 3 will be available beginning February 14, 2012 on Xbox Live. The demo will also be one of the first pre-launch demos to support full voice recognition functionality . . .

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CES 2012: Kinect For Windows Retail Pricing Revealed

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During the final CES Keynote for Microsoft on Monday it was announced that Kinect for Windows will be released on 01 February 2012.   This was one of the rare tidbits that we had not heard about before so it was nice to get a surprise during the keynote.

Well within a few . . .

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