When I heard about the Microsoft Kinect, though, I felt an urgency ris…

Susan Orlean
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When I heard about the Microsoft Kinect, though, I felt an urgency rising in me. A game you played without touching any machinery? A chance to wave your hands around, Minority-Report style, and move things around on a screen? This sounded like almost too much fun, with gadget-y pizzazz that sounded astonishing. ✨ Connected by Susan Orlean, www.newyorker.com. December 17, 2010.
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