{"id":5315,"date":"2025-12-24T04:28:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T23:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paknews.centers.pk\/why-is-the-nex-playground-ai-console-such-a-hit\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T04:28:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T23:28:20","slug":"why-is-the-nex-playground-ai-console-such-a-hit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paknews.centers.pk\/ur\/why-is-the-nex-playground-ai-console-such-a-hit\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is the Nex Playground &#8216;AI console&#8217; such a hit?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Over the past two years, the Nex Playground has carved out a niche for itself with kids and parents alike. It&#8217;s a small box that sits in front of your TV and uses a camera, along with computer vision AI processing, to track your movement for interactive games. Think of it like a simplified version of Microsoft&#8217;s Kinect (RIP), with a bit of the local multiplayer we see from the original Wii. In this bonus episode, we chat with David Lee, Nex&#8217;s CEO and co-founder, about how he went from building a basketball tracking app to one of the most intriguing gaming console alternatives on the market. (The Nex Playground even <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/kinects-revenge-nex-playground-outsells-xbox-hardware-in-the-us\/1100-6537053\/\" data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:managed to outsell Xbox in November;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">managed to outsell Xbox in November<\/a>!)<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading-mb col-body heading-text-style font-bold charcoal-color\"><strong>Subscribe!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"heading-mb col-body heading-text-style font-bold charcoal-color\"><strong>Topics<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"col-body mb-4\">\n<li class=\"list-mb ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-[[fullbleed-start_body-start]_auto_[body-end_fullbleed-end]]\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">What led to the development of the Nex Playground? \u2014 2:04<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-mb ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-[[fullbleed-start_body-start]_auto_[body-end_fullbleed-end]]\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Who helped design and build the console? \u2014 8:36<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-mb ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-[[fullbleed-start_body-start]_auto_[body-end_fullbleed-end]]\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Questions about the Nex PlayPass subscription and other ways to get new games \u2014 13:23<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-mb ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-[[fullbleed-start_body-start]_auto_[body-end_fullbleed-end]]\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">How did Nex convince major brands to build for Nex Playground? \u2014 19:10<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"heading-mb col-body heading-text-style font-bold charcoal-color\"><strong>Credits<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\"><strong>Host:<\/strong> Devindra Hardawar<br \/><strong>Guest:<\/strong> David Lee, CEO and co-founder of Nex<br \/><strong>Producer:<\/strong> Devindra Hardawar<br \/><strong>Music:<\/strong> Dale North<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/social-media\/engadget-podcast-why-is-the-nex-playground-ai-console-such-a-hit-181151201.html?src=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past two years, the Nex Playground has carved out a niche for itself with kids and parents alike. It&#8217;s a small box that sits in front of your TV and uses a camera, along with computer vision AI processing, to track your movement for interactive games. 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