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Review my startup : Kinesis.io - Build gesture driven web apps with JS & Kinect

kinesis.io

38 pointsaggarwalachal26 comments

Anyone else wish Apple would take the lead in replacing the mouse with something like this?

Build a couple motion sensors/webcams into the monitor, be it a widescreen desktop monitor or a laptop, arrange them in a triangle or whatever layout is optimal for 3D movement sensing, then build Kinect-like software into the OS so that you can control your computer with hand gestures rather than the mouse.

A 'design is how it works' company like Apple could rethink the entire UI/UX based on this. For example, it may be possible to get rid of the mouse pointer and interact with UI elements more directly, like with tablets and smartphones, just without having to touch the screen, and perhaps with a Z-axis added.

Anyway, just daydreaming...

We will be more than happy to be part of the dream! Dreams => ideas => innovation so Dreamon!:)

This is a really cool service/product. I have always wanted to do something more with the kinect, like attach it to a robot like the MIT people did or something like Minority Report. I'll definitely use it and let you know if I have any questions or concerns. Keep it up!

Thanks Tommy, we love it that you liked it. The urge of doing something more drives us all.

This is a great landing page as well. Good messaging, clean design, etc.

So if there isn't a browser plugin, how does the js get the kinect data?

We like that you like the design. A small package is installed which sits in the background. If a web app is using the JS library/SDK, then it will work in any modern browser.

Right, but how does the background app communicate with the js library without a browser plugin?

websockets :)

Kinesis is a native framework that lets you use your existing web languages and skills to build gesture, speech and 3D depth modeling based applications using Kinect. We focus on building a simple, powerful, new interaction platform so that you can focus bringing your applications to life.

Hey Guys, when is the Mac version coming out. I don't have a windows machine.

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The Mac version is next inline of release cycle, so preety soon!

Users must install some software for this to work right? Some browser plugin of some kind?

Yes, you need to install the SDK, but its not a browser plugin. Gets installed as a native app and runs as a background service.

User will install a small package which sits in the background.

If a web app is using the JS SDK, then it will work in any modern browser.

Follow steps from here http://docs.kinesis.io/installation.

Good to have a simulator for Mac?

Yes, I am waiting for one.

We are working on a Mac simulator. It will work exactly the same way as the Windows Kinesis Simulator.

Sounds great! It was a pain running Windows on a VM. :( Is there a way I could keep myself posted about this!?

The easiest would be to follow us on Twitter @kinesisio

yes @adivik2000 follow kinesis on twitter - http://twitter.com/#!/kinesisio .. we will update as soon as we release the mac version

If you have registered for early access, the Mac simulator will be in your inbox very soon. Or you can get updates via twitter @kinesisio

I would love to see Mac version!

The Mac version is next inline of release cycle, so preety soon!

Who's your target audience?

We want to be the interaction layer between consumers and large screens, as touch is the interaction between personalized devices like tablets and mobiles. Applications targeted towards interactive learning and user engagement in fields like education and marketing is the segment we are focused on.

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