Xbox Kinect the latest tech? Nah Amiga did it 20 years age

[jj]

I think if the tech as good as its reported to be will be very good.  I will probably get one for the wife for dancing games etc.
 
She doesn't like games really, but lips and dancing games she does like. Dance matts are rubbish and are not really dancing, but  the fact that the kinnect can track four people including faces 1:1 ( supposedly) look good.
 
Obvioulsy traditional games will still use joypad.  Cant see FPS working with this or racing games etc.
 
This is more about opening up new types of gaming rather than trying to replace the controller.  I can see this working a lot better than Move on PS3 or the crappy 2D space of the Wii remote

[jj]

Have you got one dude.   I'm very temted but £130 for the unit, huh huh uhh, he said unit, alone I am waiting to see real users reaction to it.
 
Is it as fluid and error free as they make out.  I.e can track 4 people and limbs in 3d space even when the move in fornt of each other and objects in real time ?

[jj]

The guys from Penny Arcade gave it pretty harsh comments compared to the Move. Tycho did appreciate the voice features though.
 
http://www.penny-arcade.com/2010/11/8/
http://www.penny-arcade.com/2010/11/5/

 
Taken what they say on borad, but to be honest I find the stuff on that site over the top negative about most things.