Official Xbox One Kinect Sensor

I purchased an xbox one last year without the Kinect sensor as I wasn't sure I would use it enough to justify the extra value. I have now purchased one used, but in 'very good' condition which looked brand new for less than £50 - I would highly recommend doing this if the seller is 'fulfilled by Amazon' for no fuss returns. This is a bit of a bargain as it still retails new for over £120 online and £150 in the shops. You don't need to play games with Kinect to get the value out of it. The voice control for general tasks is very good and makes many task much faster. I love being able to turn my xbox on/off by voice as I enter the room and once set up, your kinect turns your TV on/off as well and you can use your voice to adjust the volume which is very handy. It is also very useful for Skype or recording game clips as you simply say "xbox record that". Picture this: without leaving your bed with just your voice you can turn on your xbox, turn on the TV, browse the dashboard and apps, start watching TV, adjust the volume just so and pause/fast forward etc whatever you are watching - all without the need of your TV or xbox remotes. My advice is give it a go, you will be pleasantly surprised.

An non-essential part of Xbox One's infrastructure that has been dumped to give the console a more attractive price point verses the PS4. But it has also been booted because it is an alienating feature for the non-techie amongst our families. I have been inclined to teach and encourage the device to recognise my voice and gesture - but my partner chuckles at my attempts and reaches for the remote more often than not - and in some respects, I almost have to agree with her. Ignoring the vast distance between you and the device it recommends (by now everybody is familiar with the vast, uncluttered white room that Microsoft expects us to entertain this product in) to say it struggles to find your waving hand, or hear your voice over anything other than complete silence, is an understatement. Gestures are so exaggerated they are painful to execute (pushing icons requires such an over-the-top motion that I could be shoving someone forcefully in the back with less effort). And the voice controls require a louder, clearer tone of voice than even elderly relatives at Xmas require. I'm sure there is a learning curve for both me and the machine here, and I can't mark it down for attempting to bridge the gap between man and machine - but it's not perfect, and it is easy to see why the control is never far from reach (or the highly useful SmartGlass app). Kids find it fun, and our daughter believes it genuinely is interacting with her when it announces it's greeting when she enters the room, and for that novelty it does deceive you that "Xbox ON" is genuinely futuristic. But I concede that the marketing videos show a highly idealised version of what's actually possible in day-to-day life. And, of course, my review is independent of individual games' use of its technology - which I'm sure has as many hits as it does misses. Don't be afraid to buy the console on the cheap without this - you're not missing out on the overall functionality the Xbox One has to offer. But if you're up for a bit of novelty, and the potential to amaze every once in a while, it is certainly a clever piece of kit to add to the entertainment set up in your life.

Great product, super fast delivery and 1 very happy son! Santa delivered an Xbox one for my son and he bought this himself with the money out of his coin sorter when it was on offer........simply because he wanted to turn his console on and off with voice control! It's been a great added extra and comes in handy for other things too, such as Skype! It's a great way (like the wii etc) for the younger kids to still be active when playing which means they're exercising without even knowing it! It came with a dance game (code only) which gave us 10 songs free (you can purchase more) and it has a tutorial and exercise mode. It is great and a 10 minute cardio session a day is a fun way to shed some pounds! Overall the voice control could possibly be a bit better but for our family this has been totally worth the money!

I haven't tried yet the product (kinect) because i am waiting for the adapter i need for using it. The low rating is about the really bad conditions of the product's transfer.Normaly at this kind of product should be written "fragile".Insteed of when the product arrived on me it was "playing" inside the box without any kind of interior protection.Just a kinect sensor inside a big box!The next days i will have the opportunity to try if it works.I wish there is not need to request for my money back.

I suppose it would be great if it worked! READ UP ON KINECT FAILURES BEFORE YOU BUY ONE OF THESE... HALF THE WORLD IS SAYING ITS AN XBOX ONE PROBLEM, AND THE OTHER HALF ARE SAYING ITS A KINECT PROBLEM. I DONT THINK ANYONE KNOWS WHY THEY ARE FAILING AFTER HOURS OF USE. My brand new xbox one won't recognise the kinect, no lights on the kinect! Nothing! I wish I had looked at all the problems people have had online before I bought the dam thing, I will be sending the thing back to amazon and carry on as normal with no kinect, just like I have been doing. I'll be doing all my talking on the ps4 camera/microphone, it's much better and worked straight out of the box with no problems. I'll be keeping the Xbox one for half hearted microsoft exclusive games😎 All serious gaming will be done on the ps4..

Nach einem kleinen Umbau der Spannungsversorgung kann die Kinekt direkt an einem Win10 PC betrieben werden und benötigt keine externe Box für unverschämtes Geld (einfach bei Youtube nach Kinect Umbau suchen). Wird von Win10 direkt erkannt und die notwendigen Treiber installiert - die SW von Microsoft ist Grütze und sollte durch K-Scan ersetzt werden (Tante Google hilft weiter). Anleitungen, Beschreibungen und Videos zum Einsatz bei Youtube. Guter 3D-Scanner für Bastelprojekte- speziell bei dem Preis! Klare Empfehlung für Maker und Leute die keine Angst haben das SDK bei Microsoft zu ziehen. Hinweis: funktioniert nicht überall - Microsoft Surface Book erkennt zwar die Kinect, kann Sie aber nicht ansteuern und meldet Sensor-Fehler. Älteres Samsung Notebook (Serie 9) läuft ohne Probleme... God knows...

Funciona bastante bien, incluso para ser reacondicionado. Me ha sorprendido la resolución del sensor con respecto a la versión de 360. Si lo utilizas en PC, necesitarás un adaptador especial que se compra aparte, y un puerto USB 3 que no comparta un controlador con ningún otro puerto a ser posible, o al menos que no tenga ningún otro puerto ocupado de los que comparte controlador, preferiblemente que no sea del chipset ASUSTek, o dará muchos problemas de desconexión.

Tip top. D'occasion, mais il fonctionne bien. Nous pouvons enfin nous amuser à 3 avec les filles sans craindre une déconnexion du vieux portable. On attend avec impatience Noël pour faire danser toute la famille...

The product works well. Kinect shows signs of use, but it is not unsightly.

Acquistato principalmente per lavori di Motion Capture per sviluppo videogiochi, alla fine è diventato tra le altre cose anche la mia webcam principale. La qualità, per essere un accessorio da gaming principalmente progettato per quello scopo, è devo dire ottima. Niente di eccezionale, ma soprattutto in condizioni di luce buone rende veramente molto. Fantastiche le funzionalità di profondità che ovviamente sono quelle necessarie per l'utilizzo che ne ho fatto io.