KinEmote: Kinect gesture control for Boxee and XBMC media centers now available (video)

KinEmote: Kinect gesture control for Boxee and XBMC media centers now available (video): " We've seen plenty of Kinect hacks over the last few weeks -- trouble is, beyond the initial wow factor they're just not very useful on a daily basis. That situation just changed, however, with the release of KinEmote, a free public beta that lets Windows users navigate XBMC and Boxee menus using nothing but hand gestures. Better yet, the software is built around OpenNI and NITE middleware from PrimeSense, the company behind the Project Natal reference gear. It certainly looks impressive in the video after the break. Good enough that we suspect many of...

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AirPlay video streaming from iOS devices hacked into Macs (video)

AirPlay video streaming from iOS devices hacked into Macs (video): " Hey Mac home theater users, listen up -- your AirPlay wishes have come true. TUAW's very own Erica Sadun has developed a free (ad supported) 0.01 AirPlayer alpha hack that lets your Mac play host to AirPlay video streamed off of iOS devices. Right, just like an Apple TV and without requiring a Jailbreak. But as long as you're skirting official support anyway, why not install the free AirVideoEnabler app onto your jailbroken iPod touch, iPad, or iPhone to stream video from even more applications than Apple currently allows. Works for us. Everyone else can check the video after...

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Drop Your Cell Phone Minute Plan, Start Using Google Voice

Many have wondered Google's end game when it comes to their Google Voice (GV) venture, and how will it integrate itself with all of their many other services, such as the Android mobile phone platform, Google Docs, Gmail, their Google Apps suite, and finally their core business, search. I myself have contimplated this very subject many times, all with different conclusions spawning from what new product or service was released that given week.However, recently my thoughts have been focused more on GV and how it will incorporate and embed itself further into their mobile phone platform all in the next few years. The instigation of this theory...

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