wraggster
August 7th, 2011, 21:42
Does Nyko's space-saving Kinect Zoom peripheral really work? I doesn't look like you'll be finding out this month, as originally planned.
http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_262005_thumb_wide300.jpg (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/viewer.php?mode=article&id=262005)The device, which claims to reduce the amount of space needed to play Kinect, was originally announced for an August 23 release (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/310630/could-this-peripheral-save-kinect-in-japan/) but, as Joystiq points out, that date has been changed on retailer sites such as Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Zoom-Kinect-Xbox-360/dp/B0050SYS5A) andGameStop (http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-360/accessories/xbox-360-kinect-zoom/91629) to September 13.
The Nyko Zoom clip-on lense for Kinect apparently cuts Kinect's space operating requirements by 40% - to a little over three feet, which is far more manageable - and apparently impressed a number of outlets at this year's E3 show.
But Microsoft warned against using it (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/310675/ms-warns-against-kinect-zoom-modification/) when it said: "Kinect has been tested for performance, accuracy and environmental conditions thoroughly. Any modification can impact the overall performance of Kinect."
Nyko is yet to officially confirm a delay.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/314489/nykos-kinect-zoom-delayed-to-september/
http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_262005_thumb_wide300.jpg (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/viewer.php?mode=article&id=262005)The device, which claims to reduce the amount of space needed to play Kinect, was originally announced for an August 23 release (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/310630/could-this-peripheral-save-kinect-in-japan/) but, as Joystiq points out, that date has been changed on retailer sites such as Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Zoom-Kinect-Xbox-360/dp/B0050SYS5A) andGameStop (http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-360/accessories/xbox-360-kinect-zoom/91629) to September 13.
The Nyko Zoom clip-on lense for Kinect apparently cuts Kinect's space operating requirements by 40% - to a little over three feet, which is far more manageable - and apparently impressed a number of outlets at this year's E3 show.
But Microsoft warned against using it (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/310675/ms-warns-against-kinect-zoom-modification/) when it said: "Kinect has been tested for performance, accuracy and environmental conditions thoroughly. Any modification can impact the overall performance of Kinect."
Nyko is yet to officially confirm a delay.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/314489/nykos-kinect-zoom-delayed-to-september/