Highlights New Kinect is a PC accessory for developers Useful for developing speech and computer models No longer an Xbox compatible accessory Microsoft took to stage at Mobile World Congress to announce its HoloLens 2, but during that time, they also announced the new avatar of the Kinect. Microsoft is officially bringing the defunct Xbox accessory back, but not as an accessory for the Xbox. The new Kinect will have nothing to do with the console, but Microsoft, it seems, finally has a plan for the device. The new Kinect, for starters, is a whole lot smaller than the one we saw ship with the Xbox. Microsoft has revamped the Kinect to be a PC accessory that weighs just 440 grams. The light and compact Kinect now houses an upgrade RGB camera capable of resolving images in 3840x2160. In addition to the new camera, there are also 7 microphones on board, against the 4 that were present on the Kinect for Xbox. The purpose of the new Kinect is to help developers leverage the device in conju...