Kinect will replace mouse interaction with the PC

It is rumored that the next generation Kinect sensor will be revolutionary. Till launched, Microsoft shows us some useful things for the current model.

No matter what will do or will not do the next Kinect sensor, which will come bundled with next Xbox, I am still amazed by the usefulness of current Kinect on the market.

At Microsoft TechFest, an American company event held this week in the U.S., Microsoft has introduced some features of a new version of Kinect SDK. From what it seems, Software Development Kit, which allows users to write programs for Windows Kinect will be much smarter. Among other things, it will give programmers a chance to associate relatively simple gestures. Users will be able to pinch-to-zoom remotely on an image, using both hands. Action by browsing different parts of a web page will also be easy. Overall, the entire repertoire of functions possible, either by simple hand movements or by clenching the fist. And PC games like Jetpack Joyride has been demonstrated by using the new application, and the argument was pretty convincing.

Unfortunately, I think wagging enthusiasm your hands in front of the monitor will drop as fast as wagging hands on a touchscreen monitor. As long as the activity involves extra effort from the user, which is not more efficient, I'm afraid that most PC users do not have the mood to learn a new way of interacting with the PC. I see a possible usage scenario in the case of a HTPC.