Kinect for Windows Media Center

February 15th, 2012 by Dustin

This is really cool. A new way to interact with Windows Media Center: Kinect for Media Center. While I won’t be using this, as I already have a Kinect for the Xbox 360 and having an additional one on the wall for the HTPC would seem a little overboard and redundant, it is a great new way to utilize your new Kinect for Windows. There still needs to be a lot more applications for the Windows version of the Kinect to make it a successful accessory to your PC. It’s a good start, though!

Kinect for Media Center is an application that interacts with my Media Center Remote Command Listener to control a Media Center computer using Hand Gestures and Voice Commands, utilizing the Kinect for Windows hardware.  The Hand Gestures and Voice Commands control the Media Center interface, as well as any add-ins running inside Media Center.  This includes popular add-ins such as Netflix, MyMovies, Media Browser, and Heatwave.

Dustin is the Head Editor of MSTechPages and has been awarded the 2011 Microsoft Community Contributor award. He is in the process of finishing up a book about Windows 7 Tips and Tweaks. You can also find him in the Microsoft Answers forums, Tech Support Guy forums, HardForum, and The Windows Club forums, among others.
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  • steve118x

    There is a similar app available here 

    which has a number of advantages,it’s free,you can use it while sitting downcommands are customisablevoice channel isn’t always open, so no false commands etc.it works with Xbox360 Kinect
    you can download free from here
    http://www.amuletdevices.com/index.php/Features/kinect.html