PC World – Microsoft’s Kinect motion controller for Xbox 360 has been out in the wild for 24 hours and what a bumpy ride it’s been so far. Before most stores had even opened their doors Wednesday morning there were reports that Kinect was having problems with its facial recognition technology. Later, Microsoft got a little testy when someone put a $2000 hacker’s bounty on the device, worries about availability appear to be overblown, and Kinect was torn apart to reveal the $150 device’s innards. Here’s a look at Kinect’s first 24 hours.

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