| welshbloke said: OK its not directly comparable but I was thinking Kinect is more than a controller device. So the question is; Is Kinect Microsofts attempt at bringing this technology to the mainstream. When I say mainstream I am thinking about how today we use Touch devices on many things from Fridges to Phones. Certainly it does not take a leap of faith to think of many uses for technology that incorporates Vision, Sound and Body recognition in one device. |
Certainly, it is possible but it is also almost certain that you'll see several devices who makes similar controlling without using name Kinect. Vision, sound and body recognition have been available for many years so it isn't that hard to create almost exact copy of Kinect. Even without violating any patents owned by MS.Heck, it possible that you'll see similar controls everywhere some day without anybody using word Kinect or paying for MS.
For example you are seeing many touchscreens on phones etc but there is no company who owns touchscreen patent completely. Apple, Nintendo, Nokia, MS etc are using touchscreens but both technology and software behind touchscreen on every device are completely different. Words touch or touchscreen are no trademarks owned by someone, unlike Kinect.
