CNN: Kinect is impressive

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Mr Puggsly said:

unknown_soul89 said:

A computer with 20 TB of ram can do things that a computer with 256 mbs can't, it doesn't mean that the ram is new tech, it's just more of or more refined old tech so you might want to check your logic considering the things that kinect can do that the eye toy can't (or rather can't do as well) is because of the 2ed camera 

Well here's the thing. The 256MB and 20TB of RAM actually do the same thing. They store data.

You could say the NES and Xbox 360 are the same because both play games. But clearly one has far more capabilities and potential than the other.

Hence, the Kinect has far more capabilities and potential than the Eyetoy. The Kinect will do things that a simple webcam was never designed to do.

 

Thats right, an easy example: playing in a dark area with eyetoy is hardware impossible. Whatever the software normal cam cant do that.