Microsoft Kinect and iPad 2 Hacked Together in Holy Matrimony

By Oliver Haslam on Jul 4, 2011

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect is currently the tech world’s darling when it comes to hacking. The device’s twin cameras and infra-red sensing abilities mean the Kinect is fully fitted for all kinds of hackery.

Apple’s iPad is equally well-liked in the hacking community. A large screen, dual-core CPU, and huge install base make it a great tool for pushing boundaries.

With that in mind, you could be forgiven for thinking that if some clever people found a way to marry the two pieces of hardware together, we could be in for happenings of a cataclysmic nature – human sacrifice! Dogs and cats living together! Mass hysteria! (Ghostbusters, for those wondering where that came from.)

Thankfully though, you’d be wrong… Read More