Comment on Kinect for Windows now availableparentComments−barista14yHardware is not the same. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/kinectforwindows/kinect for windows has better hardware which can see objects much nearer to it.−Qworg14yActually, the hardware is likely unchanged.The original "Kinect for XBox" can see that close, but with error. The biggest changes are in the firmware and the Microsoft Kinect SDK. The SDK itself didn't allow for any data that close.−pragmatic14yCan you upgrade the firmware on the Xbox version?−Qworg14yProbably not - if so, it'll be something that comes from the hacking community, not from Microsoft.−brudgers14yI.e. it is designed operate at the distance you sit from your computer monitor.
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Hardware is not the same. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/kinectforwindows/
kinect for windows has better hardware which can see objects much nearer to it.
Actually, the hardware is likely unchanged.
The original "Kinect for XBox" can see that close, but with error. The biggest changes are in the firmware and the Microsoft Kinect SDK. The SDK itself didn't allow for any data that close.
Can you upgrade the firmware on the Xbox version?
Probably not - if so, it'll be something that comes from the hacking community, not from Microsoft.
I.e. it is designed operate at the distance you sit from your computer monitor.