With the Kinect being so successful in getting controller-less gaming to the masses, it isn’t a surprise that Microsoft wants to implement a similar technology and functionality to Windows 8. According to the folks over at Windows8Italia, the current version of Windows 8 sports a new “Sensor Control Panel” which makes reference to a “Detect Human Presence” option. Coupling this with already leaked slide shows of software recognizing people ala Xbox Kinect and all of the pieces start to fall into place. In slides previously leaked in June of 2010, Microsoft showed off plans for a PC to recognize a user’s face upon them sitting down and then further taking action based on the user. The ability to log in based on your appearance was new at the time, but we’re all pretty much doing it now with our Kinects. Bringing this functionality to Windows would make sense, especially considering so many PCs now equipped with webcams. The trick would be making the software to work with all hardware and not just the sophisticated Kinect, with its twin-camera setup. News of Microsoft looking to push boundaries of personal computing is something that is very welcomed to us and probably many of you as well. In an era where so much innovation comes out of Apple’s Cupertino headqarters we are pleased to see Microsoft contributing towards a more futuristic era. Let’s hope such features don’t get stripped for the final release. You can stay tuned for more news and info on the topic by following us on Facebook, Twitter and/or by subscribing to our RSS Feed. Read More You may also like to read: Authors:

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