In an effort to breathe new life into the faltering PC market, which in recent months has lost ground to buzzworthy gadgets like tablets and smartphones, Microsoft on Monday said it plans to release software that will enable developers to create Kinect-compatible apps that can run on Windows-based desktops and laptops.
Kinect is a system Microsoft originally developed for its Xbox video game console. It allows players to interact with games through physical gestures that are picked up by Kinect's wide array of sound and motion sensors and translated into the equivalent of controller commands.