This holiday season, the video game industry hype machine is focused on building excitement for new PlayStation and Xbox consoles. Ten years ago, a similar chorus of hype reached a crescendo with the ...

Microsoft marketing claims depth sensing by time of flight for IR light. That's bogus, as it would require a sub-nanosecond light source and image sensor. Neither are currently affordable for a ...

Microsoft has filed a patent that uses a 3D, depth-sensing camera to derive a user's age from his height, head width, and other telltale biometrics. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on ...

Few companies have the research depth to build something like Kinect, Microsoft's forthcoming Xbox add-on that allows a user to control a game through body movements -- in fact, Microsoft itself ...

Microsoft is discontinuing the Kinect, its pioneering 3D motion-sensing camera. FastCo broke the news that the company will no longer manufacture the device, though it will support existing devices ...

LG will unveil its next flagship phone in a few days, but the company has already explained that the upcoming LG G8 ThinQ will have a Time of Flight (ToF) camera with 3D, depth-sensing capabilities.

Want to plug Microsoft’s motion-sensing Kinect camera directly into your Windows 7 PC? Now you can: Microsoft’s made the Kinect for Windows SDK beta available for download, gratis, and you can get it ...

Intel has backed its vision for computers that see and hear by dedicating a $100 million investment fund to the venture, and committed its customers to supplying the technology by late 2014. Intel ...