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The first two pages were just information most people probably already know, but I think page three was indeed interesting. I didn't know Kinect's depth sensor has only 320x240 resolution.

What I found quite ironic by the way was this:

"and giving us enough technical info to banish the somewhat unkind "EyeToy HD" talk that has dogged the internet since E3: Kinect is a state-of-the-art consumer-level piece of motion capture equipment with voice recognition and biometric ID capabilities and Microsoft wants you to know that."

What really sets Kinect apart from the EyeToy-camera is the depth sensor, and the depth sensor is not even used or necessary for voice regognition or biometric ID capabilities. These two could be done with an EyeToy-camera just as well. That's just a matter of software, so using those for proving that Kinect is not just an improved EyeToy is really quite stupid. That's like saying "PS3 is not at all like the 360, because it's got HD graphics!"...