Homebrew Kinect app steers Chromecast streams

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/08/chromecast-kinect-1376691590_620x340.jpgChromecast (http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/29/google-chromecast-review/) may deliver on promises of sending wire-free video to TVs, but it's not hands-free -- or at least, it wasn't. Leon Nicholls has unveiled (https://plus.google.com/117916055521642810655/posts/WqpUQ442VDK) a homemade Kinect (http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/08/kinect-for-windows-sdk-update-brings-accelerometer-and-infrared/) app for the desktop that gives him gesture-based control of videos playing through Google's streaming stick. While there's just two commands at this point, Nicholls hopes to open-source the code in the near future; this isn't the end of the road. If you can't wait that long, though, there's a quick demonstration available after the break.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/18/homebrew-kinect-app-steers-chromecast-streams/