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Microsoft’s Kinect to cost $150, on sale in November

AFP, July, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) Microsoft announced Tuesday that its new gesture-sensing system for the Xbox 360 videogame console, Kinect, will cost 150 dollars and go on sale on November 4.

Kinect uses a 3-D camera and motion recognition software to let people play videogames using natural body movements and voice commands instead of hand-held controllers.

Kinect was developed by Microsoft under the code name Project Natal and unveiled at the the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) last month in Los Angeles.

No price was revealed at the time but retailers had begun offering the device for pre-ordering a month ago.

Microsoft said “Kinect for Xbox 360″ will sell for 149.99 dollars and will include the Kinect Sensor and the videogame “Kinect Adventures,” which features a…