Without doubt, Kinect is a very exciting technology.
And it was inevitable that the hobbyist-types would waste no time to dismantle the device to observe the "gears" in action.
It's now official that the persevering few have indeed figured out the protocol and have built drivers that allow the Kinect to interface with the PC, and not just XBox 360.
I found this DIY step-by-step of figuring out the USB protocol to be particularly interesting: http://www.ladyada.net/learn/diykinect/
What is particularly interesting to me is that academic types are using the hacked device to build some interesting scenarios. Such as described in this NYTimes article.
I would wager that this is classic disruptive technology behavior, that would result in some interesting product breakthroughs.
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