Microsoft Embraces Modification of Kinect Boxes
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“”Microsoft does not condone the modification of its products,” a company spokesperson told CNET. “With Kinect, Microsoft built in numerous hardware and software safeguards designed to reduce the chances of product tampering. Microsoft will continue to make advances in these types of safeguards and work closely with law enforcement and product safety groups to keep Kinect tamper-resistant.”
Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-20021836-52.html#ixzz167L27xgY
Hacked in 2 days so it is now, “Kinect was left open for tinkering by design.”
Good bet though
that any such modification would void the warranty.
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Considering Microsoft’s financial situation, I have a feeling this may have been their plan all along. It appears to be a simply stunt. Microsoft is no friend of fair use.