Microsoft builds Kinect into Asus laptops + MORE

Microsoft has confirmed that Xbox Live games will be made available to non-Microsoft Phone platforms i.e. Apple's iOS and Google's Android.
Forbes reported that a representative of Microsoft confirmed that, "While the Xbox Live experiences and games always work best on the Windows platform, we understand that some Xbox fans may be using other types of devices", and thus to satisfy those customers the company has decided to extend Xbox Live to other platforms.

Even though the representative did not specifically name iOS or Android, these two happen to be the biggest mobile OS around today and it is most likely that these two platforms will be Redmond based Xbox maker's primary choices...

published: 2012-01-29 13:54:27
The Wii U just won't be a new console with some fancy schmancy tablet controller, it will also help usher in a new online network service for Nintendo that will compete with Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network.According to Yahoo! News, Nintendo's president Satoru Iwata announced the new service during the company's quarterly earnings conference call...
"Unlike Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, which has been focused upon specific functionalities and concepts," ... "we are aiming to establish a platform where various services available through the network for our consumers shall be connected via Nintendo Network service so that the company can make comprehensive proposals to consumers...

In the wake of a global video game apocalypse, one where all the silicon in consoles has melted back into sand or the tabloids have finally had the evil of interactive entertainment completely banned, the closest surviving relative would be the board game. Especially if you count tabletop role-playing, it’s the form of entertainment that has the most in common with gaming: the loose interactive narrative, the skilled but accessible gameplay, and the ability to turn best friends into hated enemies...

Microsoft and Asus have built a laptop with Kinect motion-sensing technology on board.
Two prototype machines were recently seen, but not used, by The Daily, the website says. The two notebook PCs feature extra, Kinect-oriented distance sensors built into their screen bezels alongside their regular webcams.
Microsoft is keen to get Kinect into PCs, and will be releasing software to add Kinect to Windows next month. It's also expected to offer PC-centric sensor hardware.
Do you really want motion control in a laptop though? We can't see many folk happy to sit waving their arms around, even to make small gestures for manipulating a UI, with a notebook perched precariously on their knees...