Reality sets in...

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JaggedSac said:

SJGohan3972 said:
it's crazy how this and the NATAL thing came out at the same time, must be industrial spying going on....

but seriously this, the NATAL, and the EyeToy are all basically the same - what's different is the software, Microsoft is touting some pretty cool and unique stuff for their software but unfortunately for all 3 I will not be a purchaser (at least not until something more appealing comes along software wise.)

No, the hardware and software is different.  MS utilizes an infrared projector and a CMOS sensor to detect depth information.  Creating a skeletal system comprised of 48 discrete points.  Can this and the EyeToy do that?  I know the EyeToy cannot, I don't know what the hardware on this thing is.

Yeah Microsoft uses Gesturetek technology http://www.gesturetek.com/3ddepth/introduction.php

I didn't really like how they tried to pass it off as their tech