made me go.....hmmmmmm....

[lnrrgb]

Kinect goodness

I thought I wouldn't need to get one of these.... now I speculate asking Santa for two!

[yuriythebest]

Kinect goodness

I thought I wouldn't need to get one of these.... now I speculate asking Santa for two!

well, beyond the first few days would it really be useful/fun? (assuming you don't have an xbox).
While it could in theory be used to take 3d images/video there are far more low cost solutions like the minoru3d that already do that out of the box. However, I do envision somethng like this, where you have such cameras from many angles, being used to instantly snap full 3d models of humans/objects.

[skrubol]

2-4 of them could probably make a pretty accurate textured volumetric model out of most objects without a ton of computational work and little-no human touching up.

[Fredz]

If you've already got a camera and a projector you can scan 3D objects without buying a Kinect device. The technique used in the Kinect has existed for at least 10 years, it's called structured-light 3D scanning.

See here for some utilities and instructions about how to do it :
http://code.google.com/p/structured-light/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[cybereality]

Probably a lot easier just to hack the Kinect.

[Fredz]

Yes, probably easier since you don't need a calibration step, but that easiness has a cost : $150.