Sep 17, 2012
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British researchers build battery-powered, Wi-Fi-enabled Kinect sensor Researchers at the University of Bristol in the UK have managed to free Microsoft’s popular Kinect depth sensor from the constraints of wired use, building a self-contained unit which runs on battery power and uses Wi-Fi for communication. Created as part of the Patina project, the device contains a Gumstix single-board Linux computer for interfacing with the sensor, and produces results which can be outputted to mobile devices — the demonstration video below shows information being displayed on a Samsung Galaxy Nexus.

British researchers build battery-powered, Wi-Fi-enabled Kinect sensor

Researchers at the University of Bristol in the UK have managed to free Microsoft’s popular Kinect depth sensor from the constraints of wired use, building a self-contained unit which runs on battery power and uses Wi-Fi for communication. Created as part of the Patina project, the device contains a Gumstix single-board Linux computer for interfacing with the sensor, and produces results which can be outputted to mobile devices — the demonstration video below shows information being displayed on a Samsung Galaxy Nexus.

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    And so the miniaturization of Microsoft’s Kinect begins! I can’t wait til we get Kinects in our phones, tablets,...
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