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Microsoft announced on Monday that it plans to open up the use of its Kinect software development kit (SDK) for commercial applications.

The software giant originally opened up its Kinect accessory for use on the PC back in June. The original Kinect for Windows SDK beta was aimed at academic research and enthusiast communities to create new experiences using Microsoft’s Kinect for Xbox 360 accessory. Microsoft promised a commercial SDK at the time and outlined its plans on Monday to sell a commercial version of the Kinect for Windows SDK to businesses. The software maker is expected to deliver updated SDK bits in early 2012.

Microsoft has been working with over 200 companies during a pilot of the commercial Kinect SDK across 25 industries. Dennis Durkin, Xbox chief financial officer, revealed in an interview with the Financial Times that the key part of Kinect was reducing its cost for mass production. “Once you bring down that price point, all of a sudden it opens up a bunch of new developer opportunities,” said Durkin. Speaking of the potential for Kinect business apps, Durkin added that there will be a number of “killer apps” within their respective fields. Toyota has developed a virtual showroom for its cars and Spanish tech group Tedesys has created an application to allow surgeons to page through a patients records during operations.

Microsoft’s Kinect sensor has been a phenomenal success story for the company. The console accessory sold out across a number of retailers during last year’s festive season and Microsoft smashed its own estimates of 5 million units in 2010 by shipping 10 million devices. Microsoft’s Kinect accessory has also broken a Guinness World Record. Guinness World Records officially named Kinect for Xbox 360 the fastest-selling consumer electronics device, which sold an average of 133,333 units per day for a total of eight million units in its first 60 days between November 4, 2010 and January 3, 2011.

Microsoft launched its controller-less console accessory for the Xbox 360 across the world nearly a year ago. The Xbox 360 Kinect sensor is a horizontal bar that sits at the base of your TV. The device has an RGB camera, depth sensor and multi-array microphone which runs proprietary software. Kinect allows for full-body 3D motion capture, facial recognition, and voice recognition. Owners will be able to interact with games titles using just their body. Pausing TV and fast forwarding movies can be achieved using a mix of hand movements and voice control.

Tags: Kinect for Xbox 360, Xbox 360 Kinect sensor

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