There are lots of applications for Microsoft’s Kinect. Some let you dance your pants off, while others can improve your fitness. But here’s one that might have a little more importance: Microsoft is ...

For the 9 million Americans who must do physical therapy every year, the exercises can be grueling and boring. A new virtual reality game, Kinect-o-Therapy, wants to make those endless repetitions ...

Microsoft and the United States Air Force are testing the Kinect as part of a home therapy physical suite program for injured soldiers. Microsoft will also be discussing the project with Army's ...

While many of us have been using our Microsoft Kinects for nothing more than some sport simulations and dance titles, it seems that there are some people who are actually trying to push the device's ...

The “Kinect Effect” is rippling out even further. Michael Peck of Defense News reports that Microsoft is working with the Armed Forces to leverage Kinect technology in the service of physical therapy.

Earlier this month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave its 501(k) approval to Reflexion Health for its Vera system. What makes this so noteworthy is that the company is using Microsoft’s ...

Microsoft is working with the US military to create Kinect software that will help veterans perform physical therapy at home. The software giant is collaborating with the US Air Force to define ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Due to the low cost of the device — Kinect for Windows can be purchased for $249.99 — and the minimal upkeep ...

A new tool that uses online and Kinect video games to help guide physical therapy patients through their exercises at home -- to help keep them motivated and on track -- just launched in private beta ...

When Bill Gates first demoed his BASIC interpreter for the Altair, it seems a safe bet that he could've never guessed that his company would eventually be collaborating with the US military to ...

White Labs has been providing professional and home brewers with the requisite yeast strains that they need for proper fermentation for years. Now, the suds-focused laboratory has gone a step further ...