Microsoft has finally killed Kinect

After years of mercifully letting Kinect continue to exist, Microsoft finally killed the once revolutionary console. 

Microsoft told the innovation site Fast Co Design that after seven years of production, it will no longer make the Xbox auxiliary console, which allowed gamers to get off the couch and actively immerse themselves in gaming by jumping, ducking, and punching. 

Kinect uses infrared mapping to capture the 3D shapes of rooms and the acrobatic movements of people inside them.

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There are still some 35 million Kinect devices in the world today, a testament to its earlier popularity: In 2011, Kinect was the fastest-selling consumer device on Earth, selling over 130,000 units a day for two months.  Read more...

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