Making Kinect Windows-friendly is more than just a fancy new SDK and some marketing materials. Developers are going to need some tweaked hardware as well, and Microsoft is prepared to deliver with a Windows version of Kinect capable of accurate sensing as close as 50 centimeters from the sensor.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); https://kotaku.com/kinect-for-windows-coming-soon-to-change-the-way-we-do-5856467 In a post on the official Kinect for Windows blog general manager Craig Eisler details this new version of the magical hardware, which comes complete with a shorter USB cable and a dongle to help it play nice with other USB devices. By far the coolest new feature, however, is Near Mode, a special setting [[link]] for the device that will allow people to sit at their desks and be recognized by Kinect, rather than having to drive into the next county like I have to with the one in my living room. Well thanks, Microsoft. There goes my vision of a future in which people have to back six to eight feet away from the ATM to be verified, their money [[link]] scattering majestically in the wind before they can make it back. Such dreams I had, jerks. Kinect for Windows – Building the [[link]] Future [Kinect for Windows Blog] You can contact Michael Fahey, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.