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  I just think we're willing to give the thing a chance since we've played some of the new games coming out... : XAVdeMATOS
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    I think you should throw it under the bus because its a contrived marketing scheme that is absorbing deve... : DevSword
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      This is what I was talking about, the idea that because we have differing opinions I must be drinking the... : XAVdeMATOS
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        Voice commands aren't a conception of the Kinnect hardware. If you can't recognize that you shouldn't ev... : DevSword
        • write* : DevSword
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        Also you're the one who said that Garnet was biased because he WASN'T drinking your Kool-Aid. "Every tim... : DevSword
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          I think you're being quite insulting here, whether you mean to or not. You seem to be insinuating that Xa... : CruelLEGACEY
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            I think you missed the point of what I was saying. Voice commands are a software feature who's relations... : DevSword
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              Ok, I see your point there, except there is one distinction you are missing. Kinect is the only hardwa... : CruelLEGACEY
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                I may be mistaken on this, but I'm just about certain there is no "Kinnect audio software." That idea is... : DevSword
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                  Bioware said the feature is only possible on the 360 version because Kinect does the processing of the au... : Videosta
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                    Really? Every $20 cellphone has voice commands now. Tons of headsets have noise cancellation in them. ... : LorumFoll
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                      It's not as big a joke as you think. Seriously, can you name one other consumer level product that ha... : CruelLEGACEY
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                        I'm not following the big "push to talk" thing. The only reason devices have "push to talk" is to tell t... : LorumFoll
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                          You just perfectly described why it is such a big deal. Using ME 3 as an example, I can be playing wit... : CruelLEGACEY
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                            I think we are discussing two different things. You seem to be discussing how well the feature is implem... : LorumFoll
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                              I don't think you're quite following me here. Voice commands, as they are done with Kinect, CAN'T be ... : CruelLEGACEY
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                                That is not how noise cancellation works. Noise cancellation is done by use multiple microphones to dete... : LorumFoll
                                • You and I are indeed talking about 2 different things :) The kind of noise cancellation you are talkin... : CruelLEGACEY
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                                  Beyond the technicalities of noise cancellation/noise gates, etc, the point is that Kinect has voice reco... : CruelLEGACEY
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                                    CruelLEGACY, that's simply a lie. If voice recognition were only possible on the Kinnect, the Kinnect it... : DevSword
                                    • Dude, I didn't say "voice recognition is only possible with Kinect". I said doing voice recognition WI... : CruelLEGACEY
                • There absolutely is proprietary Kinect Audio software running with the Kinect microphone. You can of c... : CruelLEGACEY
        • I'm willing to give something a chance before I shit on it. I can't do my job any other way. You're imply... : XAVdeMATOS
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      I don't think they were endorsing anything, I just think they were expressing their experiences with it s : McPaddles
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        The optimism towards kinect from these guys definitely seems a little shady. They don't share the same op... : omnilaw
        • Child of Eden (for me) has legitimized my purchase of Kinect ( though I got it for a good bit cheaper tha... : ChaosNovaXZ
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        Don't get me wrong. I'm interested in the Kinnect and its possibilities, and I don't mean to say anyone ... : DevSword
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          You should listen to "Idle Thumbs E30" (episode 30, right after E3 2009); Chris, Nick and Jake go into a ... : the archvile
          • Right I think I've heard that before, and my point is you don't have to endorse a product just because it... : DevSword
• So are they not allowed to have fun playing certain games? : mogwaiinjustice
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  Also I love the twisted irony of Andrea saying, "Its added value for people who have already bought the d... : DevSword
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    I said that there exist SOME people that like validation. You don't think so? : XAVdeMATOS
    • I think that's part of the fun of much of the culture around media in general, but I don't think writers ... : DevSword
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    Um, Aren't you trying to validate your decision (the non-purchase of Kinect) by dismissing it? "yeah ... : Runnermatt
    • Yeah I'm absolutely validating my decision not to purchase one, but I'm not dismissing Kinnect altogether... : DevSword
    • Also, I don't think they're sad and pathetic just for purchasing a Kinnect. I think they're sad and path... : DevSword
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  I've just stopped reading your posts here. You're clearly articulate, but you seem to be searching fro... : MHSilver
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    I love you. : XAVdeMATOS
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      I love you both (did it just get awkward in here?) : CruelLEGACEY
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        Should I put my pants back on? : XAVdeMATOS
        • only if you're finished (that's right.... I went there) : CruelLEGACEY
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    Whats shows that they are not able to make rational judgments and only let their emotional reactions guid... : DevSword
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      Not once in the episode did anyone say anything remotely equivalent to "Voice commands make it worth spen... : CruelLEGACEY
      • "which is that voice commands are a value incentive for purchasing a $150. web cam." Well that's what I ... : DevSword
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  Coroners report Name: John Horse Cause of Death: Severe beating Notes: The victim appears to have be... : CaptBoxx
  • This might be my favorite comment ever. : MHSilver