Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Microsoft Is Kicking Xbox Up a Notch - washingtonpost.com

What's more, they won't have to use the buttons and thumbsticks that line a traditional game controller. A new motion-detecting and voice-recognizing camera that can "see" a player's arm and hand motions will allow Xbox owners to interact with the device with a wave of their hand or a spoken command.

The announcement was aided by several celebrities including Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, who showed up to talk up the latest version of the popular game Rock Band, coming this fall, which will feature 45 Beatles songs. "Whoever thought we'd end up as androids?" joked McCartney, as he and Starr promoted the game's graphics.
Microsoft Is Kicking Xbox Up a Notch - washingtonpost.com

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