Microsoft Kinect SDK is out! Download now!

As I reported earlier, the Microsoft Kinect for Windows is now in Beta and is available for the public. A starter kit is also available for download and comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. The starter kit includes some sample codes and Kinect Drivers for Windows. 

Microsoft also has told that a commercial version of the SDK will be available in the days to come. Currently the Kinect for Windows SDK has the following:

• Robust Skeletal Tracking for high-performance capabilities that track the skeleton image of one or two persons moving within the Kinect field of view
• Advanced Audio Capabilities, including four-element microphone array with sophisticated acoustic noise and echo cancellation for great audio; beam formation to identify the current sound source and integration with the Windows speech recognition API also included
• XYZ depth camera for standard color camera stream access and depth data that indicates the distance of the object from the Kinect camera

Here’s the promo video fo the Kinect for Windows SDK. Looks like Microsoft is really excited about this release.

Download Links:

Download Kinect for Windows SDK (32-bit)

Download Kinect for Windows SDK (64-bit)