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Kinect Will Read Sign Language, Paving Way For New Input Methods

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It’s not just your clumsy leg-kicks that Kinect will understand, with a newly-discovered patent showing that it’s actually capable of understanding American Sign Language, or ASL. Is this another way to input text to the game? UPDATED.

It could be, if you actually know ASL—it’s estimated that anywhere up to 2 million people in the US know sign language. At the very least, leaning how to sign could help save you from forking out for a keyboard peripheral. Update: Microsoft has confirmed that the version of Kinect going on sale in November will NOT have the ability to read sign language due to a downgrade in camera hardware. [GoRumors via SlashGear]

https://kotaku.com/kinect-downgraded-to-save-money-cant-read-sign-languag-5609840

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