Kinect may be the device that ushers in an age of smart machines that can be rigged together and react to humans in useful ways. It has sold 8 million units worldwide since its release in November, making it the fastest-selling consumer electronics item ever, faster than the iPad and its predecessor, the DVD player. Microsoft’s entertainment & devices division had to take a $1bn write-off to manufacturing failures of the Xbox 360 and has barely bumped along in profit while sales of the console trailed Nintendo’s cheaper, simpler Wii for years.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2011/01/kinect-hackers-take-control-of-action.html