Think about it for a few seconds... okay, still nothing eh? Let me expand your mind, shall we?
We all know what the XBOX 360 is (I'd hope), and with the recent events of this year's E3, you probably heard of the "Kinect" coming out, we remembered it as the Natal. So what is this Kinect you might ask?
It's a full body motion camera with built in microphone and the ability to track up to 20 movements per person. Here are some specs.
KINECT TECH SPECS (UNCONFIRMED)
Sensor
Color and depth-sensing lenses
Voice microphone array
Tilt motor for sensor adjustment
Fully compatible with existing Xbox 360 consoles
Field of View
Horizontal field of view: 57 degrees
Vertical field of view: 43 degrees
Physical tilt range: ± 27 degrees
Depth sensor range: 1.2m - 3.5m
Data Streams
320x240 16-bit depth @ 30 frames/sec
640x480 32-bit colour @ 30 frames/sec
16-bit audio @ 16 kHz
Skeletal Tracking System
Tracks up to 6 people, including 2 active players
Tracks 20 joints per active player
Ability to map active players to Live Avatars
Audio System
Live party chat and in-game voice chat (requires Xbox Live Gold Membership)
Echo cancellation system enhances voice input
Speech recognition in multiple
So you might ask yourself, what does this mean to you? It's only a camera that sees what you're doing while ... you... are... yes! It's a camera that relays what you're doing to your XBOX, which is connected to Live, which is streaming the information where? Do we really know there's not someone on the other side watching you? Could it be the governments way to secretive monitor you? Do you really read the EULA when they [Microsoft] makes reversions? Seriously, who reads those.
It's just something to think about. I know, maybeI should take my tinfoil hat off.