http://blog.games.yahoo.com/blog/138-kinect-101-making-room-for-the-future?nc
After a year and a half of hype, speculation, and one big name change, Microsoft's motion-control sensor has finally arrived.

The most important bits (tl;dr version):

Q: Can I navigate my Xbox 360 guide using gestures and voice commands?
A: At the moment, no.

Q: Can I really control movies with my voice?
A: Netflix movies, DVD movies and, well, pretty much any other kind of movie not optimized for Kinect will currently not work with the sensor.

Q: What about lag?
A: In virtually every game and application we tested, we noticed a slight lag between player movements and the on screen avatar (or hand cursor).

Q: How are the games?
A: So far, so mediocre.

Q: The Space Issue?
A: You'll definitely need lots of room to enjoy Kinect. The system is a bit sensitive to sunlight.

Verdict:
The spatial requirements are steep; if you're stuck in a dorm room or a cramped apartment, Kinect is simply not worth the effort. Likewise, if you're itching to act out your Minority Report fantasies of opening, closing and resizing a million virtual windows with a wave of the hand, you're in for a bit of a letdown. The same can be said of gamers hoping to experience more traditional 'hardcore' games in new ways.

did you google "a Let down Kinect"  and found that?

Funny that you left out all the positive stuff they've written about it, which is quite a lot.

I posted the "too long, didn't read"-version. All parts that matter (especially for gamers) are included.

After reading the article, you suddenly begin to understand why Microsoft felt compelled to spend HALF A BILLION US-DOLLARS to advertise Kinect.
Then again, maybe an even better strategy would have been to invest some of that in improving the technology and creating games. But that's just me.

So basically, it'll be a while before they implement all of Kinect's features into the 360?

 Wow... talk about slicing and dicing an article up to make it look negative...

Just take a look into the neogaf forums. All the people are very positive about kinect now that they own one.

Wasn't there the same type arguments when the Wii first launched and the infamous showcase where Miyamoto could not synch the game with his movements in front of a live audience? The industry and core lauged it up and said the Wii was dOomzed, but look at the Wii now in comparison to Sony and Microsoft.

I am compelled to give Kinect 6 months to a year before I render an opinion on it. It is an entirely new gaming technology and like all new technologies the kinks become apparent when it is mass tested on a scale of millions from the consumers. There are simply not enough Microsoft testers to find and fix every kink with Kinect.

As for voice navigation for Netflix and other contracted media, wouldn't Microsoft have to negotiate agreements with Netflix to allow Xbox Live users to use voice control? All the movies are proprietary of Netflix and Microsoft just can't do an endrun with the technology without inviting a lawsuit. Please correct me if I am wrong.

Great job, you left out everything positive and pasted negative comments.

You're really doing your part to make the Kinect unsuccessful.

Nice work! You managed to pick all the negative comments as the important ones! You deserved a cookie!