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Published on 15 Jun 2010 12:48 AM
Making your avatar wave goodbye to your hobby
Microsoft's new favorite child, Project Natal, was officially renamed "Kinect", a move which makes Sony's choice of "Move" seem positively brilliant. The concept was no doubt to create a name that would give you the sense of "connection" between you and your Xbox 360; all I can think of is 80's products and children's toys. I also can't help but think there's some sly connection between this name and Redmond's new portable wireless thingamajig "Kin"; no doubt, somebody in Microsoft thought that was an especially clever idea.
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