http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/233594.asp

http://www.thestreet.com/story/10953596/1/10-top-innovative-companies.html

You might argue Apple's launch of the iPad was huge -- it was, and will continue to change computing -- but when you think about it, the iPad is essentially just a giant iPod Touch. You might think the wild success of Android, or the introduction of Google TV, would rocket the Internet giant to the top of the list -- but neither was truly groundbreaking this year. And sure, Ford expanded its installations Sync (which, by the way, runs on Microsoft Windows Embedded) to millions of vehicles, but in-car infotainment is nothing new.

But a compact and affordable system by which people can use full-body gestures and voice commands to control Xbox games and other software? Yeah, that's pretty innovative.

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Wow Microsoft is really putting out some impressive technology this year

It has gotten to the point where I feel sorry for companies trying to compete with them

Is a $150 add-on to a $200-$300 console affordable?

Yeah, it is pretty innovative.

Too bad Microsoft didn't make it first.

This feels like a Grammy.

I wonder how Eyetoy (or even the Xbox Live Vision Camera) feel about this.....if they were alive......and not high on PCP.

so they make one product and theyre the most innovative?

I guess we didn't have any real innovations this year if Kinect won.

Honestly this is the kind of pointless statement that basically gets everyone pissed off.

-edit- nevermind

If they just take Kinect into account then it's a bit OTT, if they are talking about the ASG as well then it's a bit more deserved.