Kinect for Windows SDK beta 2 out now, celebratory celebrations cleared to commence

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/11/kinect-windows-beta.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/04/kinect-for-windows-sdk-beta-2-out-now-celebratory-celebrations/)It's only been a few months, but already the Kinect for Windows SDK beta (http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/16/microsoft-launches-kinect-for-windows-sdk-beta-wants-pc-users-t/) is moving from stage uno to stage dos. (That's one and two, vaqueros.) Microsoft's outing it in commemoration of the Kinect's one-year anniversary, and it's also launching a Kinect for Windows site and blog, too. We're told that the Kinect for Windows commercial program is still on track for an early 2012 launch (http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/01/kinect-commercial-sdk-coming-in-2012-video/), and to date, some 200 companies have agreed to take part in the pilot program. Ask for the beta 2 piece, the refreshed build includes "faster skeletal tracking, a better accuracy rate when it comes to skeletal tracking and joint recognition, and the ability to plug and unplug your Kinect without losing work / productivity." Hit the source links to get your download on, but be warned -- we've seen it off and on throughout the day.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/04/kinect-for-windows-sdk-beta-2-out-now-celebratory-celebrations/