Is Microsoft's Kinect racist?

The Internet is buzzing with claims that the XBox 360 Kinect is "racist." We did not encounter this issue with the Kinect and facial recognition when we first tested it. But it did remind of us a similar rumor about a "racist" HP laptop—which we debunked—earlier this year. So we decided to test again the Microsoft Kinect again with two players of different skin tones, in varying light levels.

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• Kinect
• Microsoft
• XBox
• 360
• video games
• gaming
• console
• racist
• lighting
• facial recognition
• Consumer Reports

[6tortured6soul6]

The Kinect isnt racist. Only retarded people on youtube.

[wisemasterj]

-cough- -cough- Ownage sent me here 

[chris112233444assasa]

WTF IM DARKER THAN HIS ASS AND MY FREINDS WHERE ALL LIKE DAMN BLACK BOY lol ahhh xbox kenect 4white ppl ahhh lol dont take it the wrong way tho

[LuckyBitch562]

well on there website xbox. com u click like support and then i read some of it and it said to not wear black clothing or black dye or someshit like that so it prob is racist, lol

[brunofin12]

@TheMKIProductions He was talking that the face recognition feature requires good ambient light, but to play any other games that don't need this feature, the Kinect uses infrared, which can be used in a pitch black room.

[Jaker652]

@Katana1361 lolmshe is a n00b lol

[Glennmikanor]

Im black,rubbed my face with baby powder and shit started working well

[TheMKIProductions]

"When it was dim it couldn't pick up anyone" later on he said "It found me in a pitch black room..." What kind of logic is that!?

[BingBongWasheeWashee]

u actually made like an analysis?? wtf is with people

[Canoh]

racist? aint that just giving blacks a handicap?, since they'll whoop their white friends no matter the game without the "handicap"....

[justaboss334]

@izvarzone seriously,that just made me laught hard.