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color:black;letter-spacing:-.6pt'>Maybe in their next release?<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:black;letter-spacing:-.6pt'><a
href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/11/microsoft-says-kinect-wont-support-sign-language-downgraded-ca/">Microsoft
says Kinect won't support sign language, downgraded cameras likely to blame</a></span><span
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<p class=MsoNormal>It was mentioned in the <a
href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/05/microsofts-kinect-patent-application-goes-public-reveals-gobs/">patent
application</a>, but it looks like Microsoft's <a
href="http://www.engadget.com/product/kinect">Kinect</a> won't be offering
support for sign language after all. That's now been confirmed by Microsoft
itself, which told <em>Kotaku</em> that it "files lots of patent
applications to protect our intellectual property, not all of which are brought
to market right away," before flatly stating that "Kinect that is
shipping this holiday will not support sign language." The reason? It
seems to be the result of Kinect's cameras, which <em>Kotaku</em> says were
originally supposed to have a "much higher resolution," but were
eventually downgraded to 320 x 240 in an apparent cost-saving move. If you
parse Microsoft's, however, you'll noticed that it doesn't exactly rule out the
possibility of Kinect ever supporting sign language; it simply says that the
version launching this holiday season won't support it<span style='font-size:
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292-6207(v); (614) 688-8605(tty)</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> <br>
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