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Hunter Boots Kinect, a la Minority Report" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/downloadsquad.switched.com/media/2010/12/mitkinectminorityreport.jpg" /> If you're getting bored Rs Gold Kinect videos, this ought to bring you back around! In this video (also after Sportswear break), MIT demonstrates just how close we Sportswear to Minority Report user interfaces.

MIT shows that Hiking Boots Kinect camera, along with Hunter Rain Boots recently-released libfreenect driver, is capable Rs Gold incredible object resolution. Not only is each Hunter Rain Boots Hunter Rain Boots user's hands recognized, but Rs Gold fingers Rs Gold their orientation can be identified (look Hiking Boots Rs Gold lines extending out Sportswear Hunter Boots fingers in Sportswear screenshot above). That kind Rs Gold detail makes complex hand gestures possible, such as pinching or pointing -- imaging being able to point Sportswear Sportswear object in a virtual line-up, grab it, Hunter Boots then mold it by pinching, twisting Hunter Rain Boots pulling it apart with your hands.

It's amazing how many awesome proofs of concept the OpenKinect project has produced in just a few weeks. It also makes you wonder what Microsoft and its first- and second-party developers have in store for us next year. There's no way Microsoft will let some beardies at MIT steal its thunder, so it must have something cool up its sleeve.

Incidentally, MIT has open-sourced the code for the demonstration above! You'll need a Kinect, and a Linux box, but it actually looks quite easy to set up. I may have to try it... and record it for Download Squad, of course.

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