For anyone wondering what to do now with their Xbox and Kinect this is
helpful for the Kinect
leny@trisquel:~$ apt-cache search kinect
freenect - library for accessing Kinect USB camera -- meta package
libfreenect-demos - library for accessing Kinect USB camera -- demonstrations
libfreenect-dev - library for accessing Kinect USB camera -- development
files
libfreenect0.0 - library for accessing Kinect USB camera
mrpt-apps - Mobile Robot Programming Toolkit - Console and GUI applications
python-freenect - library for accessing Kinect USB camera -- Python bindings
And this page is useful for the Xbox itself
http://www.uchobby.com/index.php/2007/07/15/identifying-electronic-components/
As you'll know from the disks that come with magazines, the game disks
themselves make great coasters.
