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Microsoft console gets motion-sensor camera, Spielberg to show it

By Drew Nelles, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 1, 2009 4:20 PM CDT

(Newser) – In a bid to make its Xbox 360 more interactive, Microsoft is bringing Twitter, Facebook, Last.fm, a lightning-speed video service, and—brace yourself—a motion-sensing camera that knows who you are just by reading your face to the console, Ars Technica reports. The company... Read full story »

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