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Kinect Hacks, Microsoft, And Consumer Experimentation

January 11, 2011 by Steven Savage

So how many ways can people do bizarre and unusual things with the Kinect?

How about simulated breasts (Not Safe For Work – or sanity)
If that's disturbing, cleans your mind with an Ultraman hack and just marinate in the awesomeness.
Or just play World of Warcraft.

The Kinect seems to be getting hacked left and right. Yet, it seems beyond some of the pornographic elements, Microsoft is saying very little about this. This leads me to two conclusions I'd like to discuss.

(And, yes I could joke about a Microsoft product being hacked, but that's serious low-hanging humor fruit).

Operating System Battles: Not what we think?

November 10, 2009 by Steven Savage

I recently moved to a Macintosh for my major home computer. It does everything I need it to do, comes with my preferred web development language and server I can use for development, and lacks a lot of the problems I got tired of with Windows. Simply, after evaluating everything, I realized I wasn't going to count on Windows 7 to fix issues, and liked the consumer-electronic focus of the Mac.

Of course, I also use a Windows Netbook from Asus that, as readers know, I quite adore. Its small, fast, and efficient, and was very cheap. Since I don't use it for excessive amounts of activity (mostly travel and writing), I keep it set up for limited use, with plenty of security, to avoid problems with Windows.

Then there's my cell phone, and I'm looking at Android . . .

The point of all this? I think the idea that people are "dedicated" to one Operating System of any one kind is ridiculous, and is probably going away. OK Hopefully IS going away.

More Thoughts on The Everything Wars

October 25, 2009 by Steven Savage

I've written about the Everything Wars a few times, and frankly, some of it seems to be sneaking up on me.

Wal Mart takes on Amazon.
Android is everywhere.
DLC won't affect GameStop for awhile (missing that even in this report it WILL).

You may remember when I said that I felt the core of the Everything Wars was Microsoft, Google, and Apple, with tangents in the e-book area and gaming.

I think I was being kind. It started that way, but the more I watch what's going on in the news, I think the Everything Wars have rapidly expanded. Yes, Google, Microsoft, and Apple are core players, but it seems EVERYONE is jumping into the fray directly or tangentially (usually the latter).