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Review my startup : Kinesis.io - Build gesture driven web apps with JS & Kinect
- payalg 14y agoKinesis 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.
- bhaveshdhupar 14y agoGood to have a simulator for Mac?
- payalg 14y agoYes, I am waiting for one.
- aggarwalachal 14y agoWe are working on a Mac simulator. It will work exactly the same way as the Windows Kinesis Simulator.
- adivik2000 14y agoSounds great! It was a pain running Windows on a VM. :( Is there a way I could keep myself posted about this!?
- aggarwalachal 14y agoThe easiest would be to follow us on Twitter @kinesisio
- nikhilgupta 14y agoyes @adivik2000 follow kinesis on twitter - http://twitter.com/#!/kinesisio http://twitter.com/#!/kinesisio .. we will update as soon as we release the mac version
- gauravs 14y agoIf you have registered for early access, the Mac simulator will be in your inbox very soon. Or you can get updates via twitter @kinesisio
- gauravs 14y agoHey Guys, when is the Mac version coming out. I don't have a windows machine.
- bhaveshdhupar 14y agoThe Mac version is next inline of release cycle, so preety soon!
- corin_ 14y agobhaveshdhupar 4 minutes ago | link [dead] The Mac version is next inline of release cycle, so preety soon!
- pixeliris 14y agoI would love to see Mac version!
- bhaveshdhupar 14y agoThe Mac version is next inline of release cycle, so preety soon!
- suhastech 14y agoWho's your target audience?
- bhaveshdhupar 14y agoWe 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.
- ax 14y agoUsers must install some software for this to work right? Some browser plugin of some kind?
- bhaveshdhupar 14y agoYes, you need to install the SDK, but its not a browser plugin. Gets installed as a native app and runs as a background service.
- aggarwalachal 14y agoUser 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.
- payalg 14y agoFollow steps from here http://docs.kinesis.io/installation http://docs.kinesis.io/installation.
- SkyMarshal 14y agoAnyone 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...
- bhaveshdhupar 14y agoWe will be more than happy to be part of the dream! Dreams => ideas => innovation so Dreamon!:)
- TommyDANGerous 14y agoThis 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!
- bhaveshdhupar 14y agoThanks Tommy, we love it that you liked it. The urge of doing something more drives us all.
- djb_hackernews 14y agoThis 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?
- bhaveshdhupar 14y agoWe 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.
- djb_hackernews 14y agoRight, but how does the background app communicate with the js library without a browser plugin?
- aggarwalachal 14y agowebsockets :)