"Microsoft Research has revealed an amazing new experiment that uses Kinect and a clever projector to turn any surface into an interactive touch-based interface."

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Before you ask; Kinect is the official name for Microsoft's Natal, which was merely a codename for the project. Kinect lands this November, and is priced at $150 USD. Surprisingly, it's smaller than what you might have expecetd, but still requires it's own power adapter...

This is becoming abundantly clear, with current generation consoles now into their 4th and 5th years without any sign of replacement. I think it's slightly disheartening, knowing that the evolution of visual fidelity in the games industry has slowed. But, with CryEngine 2 being console compatible and games looking as good as Uncharted 2, there really doesn't seem need to refresh console hardware. Microsoft is a strong advocate of this.....