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At Last, The Kinect xbox 360 is here!!!!

Kinect xbox 360 Reviewed Kinect, will allow you to play games in conjunction with a simple user interface that will read your body movements, hand gestures and spoken commands to control the game characters. Fitted with a motion sensor, Kinect records your movements with the help of an RGB camera, a depth sensor, and a microphone for your verbal commands.

Kinect can capture 3D motion, performing face and voice recognition. The user interface is utilised through voice commands and hand gestures. Just giving a flick of the hand will allow you to control the system, making this the first time this kind of technology has arrived in the gaming world.

The new Kinect accessory simply connects to the Xbox 360 console allowing players to enjoy the pleasure and freedom of hands free gaming. The system brings games and entertainment to life in extraordinary new ways – no controller required. Easy to use and instantly fun, Kinect xbox 360 gets everyone off the couch. Want to join a friend in the fun? Simply jump in.

And the best part is Kinect works with every Xbox 360®.Almost every single title Microsoft is showing for its new camera-based motion controller at the Electronic Entertainment Expo here is meant to work your whole body. There are Fitness games like Your Shape which are built around cardio, and you’d be foolish to think Kinect Sports wasn’t going to make you run in place and jump over hurdles.

But full-body exercise lurks everywhere in the Kinect launch lineup. Harmonix’s dancing game, Dance Central, gets you jumping from side to side. In Kinect Joy Ride, you’re leaning into turns and contorting your body to make your go-kart do stunt flips. Ever try to outrun a tiger? It’s tiring.Even the cute furry animals of Kinectimals don’t seem so cute anymore, once they drag you through a whole race course.

Active videogames that get you off the couch and moving around have been a big hit on the Wii and have done a lot for gaming’s image. The stereotype of the sedentary couch potato eating pizza, drinking coke doesn’t hold true when you look at the record-breaking sales of Wii Fit and Just Dance. So it should be no surprise that Microsoft and its third-party software partners are chasing casual-gaming dollars with their first batch of Kinect games.

Previously named Project natal, Kinect is the latest accessory from Microsoft designed to work with the Xbox 360 console. Kinect succinctly allows you to communicate with the Xbox 360 console without the need for any controllers or gaming devices… you are the controller! The best thing is you only need connect the kinect system to your existing xbox and your away.

The unique selling point of this new device from Microsoft lies in the fact that you do not need to buy another separate gaming console. Kinect works with all Xbox 360 consoles, you must have a minimum storage space of 175 MB. Simply plug Kinect into your Xbox 360 and you are ready to go.

16 launch titles for Kinect xbox 360 have been announced, along with several other titles which have been confirmed to support the technology. These are some of the games available, Joy Ride, Dance Central, Kinect Sports, Zumba Fitness and Kinectimals, With many more title on the way in the near future. And the future is kinect!!!!

About the Author

Gerry sheehan is a Certified practicing hypnotherapist. To read more about the Kinect xbox 360 go here!!!

Voice Box – Video by Jack Conte – Vocal Harmony Machine/ Vocoder

PreSonus Tubepre Single-Channel Vacuum Tube Mic Pre $129.95 The TubePRE is the highest quality vacuum tube preamp in its class. Loaded with PreSonus award winning dual servo preamplifier, the TubePre affordably delivers low noise tube warmth for vocals, guitars, bass guitars, synths and sound modules. The TubePre noticeably outperforms preamps in low cost mixers and recording interfaces making it an easy choice for anyone desiring to enhance their recordin…

Dance Central 2 $36.90 You can break it down solo or challenge someone to a dance battle to see who got the best moves….

USB Microphone for RockBand or Guitar Hero (PS3, Wii, Xbox360) $7.89 Official Rock Band Microphone, compatible with PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox360…

Electro-Harmonix Bass Micro Analog Synthesizer $282 Specifications – : True bypass : All analog design : Design optimized for bass guitar : 2-pole analog resonant filter : 4 Voice mixer section mixes – sub octave, original, octave up and square wave : Square wave voice can be used as a distortion tone : Start, stop filter frequency sliders with adjustable rate for full control over the filter’s sweep direction and speed : Adjustable filter resonance control : Adjustable attack time control for fading-in notes : Tough and compact die-cast chassis : 96DC-200BI power supply included

Electro-Harmonix Cathedral Stereo Reverb Pedal $220.5 The Electro-Harmonix Cathedral surrounds your tone with an aria of rich presence. This digital reverb effects pedal has seven different types of reverb plus digital echo, all of which work in true stereo. True stereo reverbs fully reveal your playing while programmability lets you recall previous settings instantly. The EHX Cathedral guitar pedal is a useful performer’s tool, letting you create the perfect space for your instrument or voice while offering an elegance that takes your music to a higher ground.The Electro-Harmonix Cathedral pedal has two spring modes including the Spring reverb and an Accutronics Spring tank emulation. Top notch, professional Hall, Room, Plate and Reverse reverb algorithms. Grail Flerb mode is the EHX Holy Grail Flerb with greater adjustability. Echo mode makes the Cathedral into a versatile two-second digital delay. Up to two seconds of Pre-Delay, with Feedback allow for reverberant echoes. Tap Tempo Footswitch sets the pre-delay time with your foot. Instantaneous infinite reverb is yours by pressing and holding the Tap footswitch. Tone controls on the reverbs allow for further refinement of the sound. True stereo in and out.24 bit AD / DA convertersTrue stereo inputs and outputs8 programmable reverb styles with the ability to load and saveTap Tempo to set pre-delay sectionDamping/Tone control available for each reverb modeGrail Spring, Accu Spring, Hall, Room, Plate, Reverse, Grail Flerb, EchoHold tap tempo for infinite reverb

Electro-Harmonix HOG Octave Generator/Synthesizer Guitar Effect With Expression Pedal $477 Blast off to a whole new universe of sounds with the Electro-Harmonix HOG, a polyphonic guitar synthesizer with NO special pickup required. It gives you complete control of up to 10 interval pitches including fifth and third intervals, glistening filter sweeps, and insane pitch bends. Dedicated filtering and envelope control, with numerous setup options, make the HOG a must-have performance instrument.The HOG can simultaneously generate multiple octaves and harmonics from your input signal. Whether you play single notes, arpeggios or full chords, the HOG will track every note you play. In addition, the HOG has seven expression modes that enable you to modify your sounds using the included expression pedal, a MIDI controller, or the expression button on the HOG itself. There is also an amplitude envelope and a 2nd order low-pass filter with resonance. The optional EH footcontroller (Item #153342) allows you to store and load six presets.You have control over the HOG’s basic audio circuitry with an input gain slider (with clip LED), a dry output slider, and a bypass switch. Audio I/O includes 1/4 Hi-Z input, 1/4 output, and a buffered direct output jack. The voice controls let you access the polyphonic synthesizer section. There are 10 voice sliders on the HOG, each with a white cap with a black line that controls the output volume for its voice. The ten sliders let you generate notes two octaves down, one octave down, the incoming signal, a fifth up, one octave up, an octave up plus a fifth, two octaves up, two octaves up plus a third, three octaves up, and four octaves up. The selectable envelope section controls the amplitude attack or decay of the voices, with separate sliders for the lower five voices and upper five voices.The Spectral Gate button activates circuitry that emphasizes the loudest frequency or harmonic and reduces the volumes of all other present frequencies and harmonics. The filter frequency slider controls the cutoff or peak frequency of the lo

Electro-Harmonix MicroSynth XO Guitar Effects Pedal $282 The Electro-Harmonix MicroSynth XO is a guitar pedal that creates fat analog synth sounds like those heard on classic recordings by some of the finest musicians in the world. From the classic vintage sounds of the great early Moog synthesizer to custom creations, the MicroSynth effects pedal delivers. Its compact 10-slider layout lets the sonically adventurous guitarist dial in a virtually limitless array of analog synthesizer sounds, from percussive stabs to backwards-sounding bowed effects.True bypassAll-analog design2-pole analog resonant filter4-voice mixer section mixes: sub octave, original, octave up, and square waveSquare wave voice can be used as a distortion toneStart, stop filter frequency sliders with adjustable rate for full control over the filter’s sweep direction and speedAdjustable filter resonance controlAdjustable attack time control for fading-in notesTough and compact die-cast chassis96DC-200BI power supply included

Electro-Harmonix Voice Box Harmony Machine/Vocoder $220.5 The Electro-Harmonix Voice Box is a harmony machine and vocoder that packs a multi-functional vocal synth processor into a tough and compact chassis. Sing, and the effect pedal gives you a troupe of backup singers following you in perfect harmony. Or use the built-in vocoder to unleash classic synth-robot sounds. The Voice Box’s harmony processor creates 2- to 4-part harmonies directly from your vocals in the same key as your accompanying instrument. The XO effect pedal’s studio-quality reverb lets you independently add depth to your vocal harmony.The focused 256-band articulate vocoder, designed by the same EMS genius who made vocoding famous, the Voice Box Harmony Machine and Vocoder Pedal features adjustable harmonic enhancement and controllable formant shift.Harmonically matches any electric instrument you plug into itProfessional quality pitch shifting algorithm produces realistic harmoniesThe Low and High Harmony independently produces two harmony notes: 3rd and 5th9 accessible programmable presetsNatural GlissandoGender Bender knob allows for male/female formant modificationBuilt-In Mic Pre with Phantom Power & Gain SwitchBalanced XLR Line Output: Interface directly with any mixing board or A/D converterUS96DC-200BI power supply included