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    Kinect is a camera and depth sensor-based peripheral for the Xbox 360 that allows users to interact with and play games using their whole bodies, rather than using a standard controller.

    Re-reading Hitchhiker's Guide, thought this was funny.

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    Edited By Vonocourt

    "A loud clatter of gunk music flooded through the Heart of Gold cabin as Zaphod searched the sub-etha radio wave bands for news of himself. The machine was rather difficult to operate. For years radios had been operated by means of pressing buttons and turning dials; then as the technology became more sophisticated the controls were made touch-sensitive -- you merely had to brush the panels with your fingers; now all you had to do was wave your hand in the general direction of the components and hope. It saved a lot of muscular expenditure, of course, but meant that you had to sit infuriatingly still if you wanted to keep listening to the same program."

    Goes from dials and buttons, to touchscreen, then finally motion sensing. With the description seemingly being pretty appropriate, barring the statement of lack of muscular expenditure.

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    #1  Edited By Vonocourt

    "A loud clatter of gunk music flooded through the Heart of Gold cabin as Zaphod searched the sub-etha radio wave bands for news of himself. The machine was rather difficult to operate. For years radios had been operated by means of pressing buttons and turning dials; then as the technology became more sophisticated the controls were made touch-sensitive -- you merely had to brush the panels with your fingers; now all you had to do was wave your hand in the general direction of the components and hope. It saved a lot of muscular expenditure, of course, but meant that you had to sit infuriatingly still if you wanted to keep listening to the same program."

    Goes from dials and buttons, to touchscreen, then finally motion sensing. With the description seemingly being pretty appropriate, barring the statement of lack of muscular expenditure.

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    #2  Edited By Claude

    This is way better than youtube spam. Novel spam is novel. I can dig it.

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    #3  Edited By Vonocourt

    @Claude said:

    This is way better than youtube spam. Novel spam is novel. I can dig it.

    Yeah, debated whether I should've linked it to the forum. Oh well, flag me if necessary people.

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    #4  Edited By Claude

    @Vonocourt said:

    @Claude said:

    This is way better than youtube spam. Novel spam is novel. I can dig it.

    Yeah, debated whether I should've linked it to the forum. Oh well, flag me if necessary people.

    No, no, everyone should read that novel. What are you? Crazy. I ain't flaggin'.

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    #5  Edited By Vonocourt

    Not crazy, just extremely meek.

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    #6  Edited By the_hiro_abides

    I agree that Hitchhiker's Guide should be read. It's still relevant pop culture but I think this should have been on off topic forum. Being on Kinect is tenuous at best.

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    #7  Edited By DeF

    It's like it's describing the Fruit Ninja Kinect menu navigation :D
     
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