One of the upcoming products that debuted at the CES 2011 opening event was a sophisticated demonstration of the Avatar Kinect.  As last year, Microsoft gave the keynote presentation that officially kicked of the CES 2011, and they did not disappoint.  While there was no talk of tablets at all, Steve Bellmar, CEO for Microsoft wisely focused the presentation on one of their greatest successes of 2010, the Xbox 360 Kinect.

The Avatar Kinect is a motion sensor video chat service in which players can use their Kinect avatar to meet up and chat with friends and family in any of the fifteen virtual chat room settings.  The Kinect allows you to use facial recognition motion control to express yourself through your avatar, right down to raising your eyebrows.  While some may find it a little cheesy, most people will have a lot of fun with the video chat option which is free to Xbox Live subscribers.

Check out this video to see what the Avatar Kinect will look and sound like.

The Xbox 360 Kinect has experienced a whirlwind of success, selling 8 million units in its first 60 days, exceeding Microsoft’s expectations of 5 million units sold.  The Kinect has taken interactive gaming to a whole new level, and has changed the very landscape of immersible gaming forever.  Learn more about the Xbox 360 Kinect in the Amazon Microsoft Kinect Store.