![]() | DIY Home Automation using the Kinect
We've seen plenty of superb Kinect hacks in the past, and this home automation project is paving the way forward for more. The hack uses a Kinect to determine a user's location within a room and control the lighting accordingly. For example,... |
![]() | Hack the Kinect to Control DJ Lasers & Lighting
This project allows a DJ to literally wave their hands over the crowd to "conduct" a laser light show. The setup uses an Xbox 360 Kinect which sends data to a computer which, in turn, sends commands via serial to a DMX lighting control... |
![]() | Kinect + Wiimote = Enhanced FPS Gaming
While Kinect has a few decent games available with it, it doesn't work with games like Call of Duty. Microsoft took aim at the casual gamers first (of course). However, this Kinect hack demonstrates the potential of Microsoft’s latest toy when... |
![]() | Minority Report Style Web Browsing with the Kinect
Thanks to Kinect hacks and its controller-free interface, we will be using a lot more of our hands in the days to come. Of course, the "holy grail" of gesture recognition is how Tom Cruise interacts with a computer in Minority Report. Check... |




































