X+Box+Kinect

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__** X Box Kinect **__

__** Definition- **__"Kinect for Xbox 360, or simply Kinect (originally known by the code name //Project Natal//), is a "controller-free gaming and entertainment experience" by Microsoft for the X Box 360 video game platform"

__** History- **__ This console was released in North America on November 4, 2010, in Europe on November 10, 2010, Colombia on November 14. 2010, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore on November 18, 2010, and in Japan on November 20, 2010, so it is relatively new. It is apart of the Seventh generation of gaming consoles. As of March 9, 2011, it has sold 10 million units worldwide. It cannot run by itself, it has to be hooked up to an X Box 360. Kinect holds the Guinness of being the "fastest selling consumer electronics device".

__** Comparison- **__ This is the first generation of X Box Kinect.

__** Purpose- **__ The X Box Kinect's purpose is to make playing a video game active and, in a way, excercise. Microsoft created the Kinect to get children who don't get enough excercise because of video games off the couch and moving around.

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__Kinect- Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.__ April 30, 2011. "Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. May 2, 2011." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinect