“The pattern the Kinect uses to get depth data is made for picking up full bodies to control video games,” Machulis explains. “[It] isn’t quite so good at picking up minutiae about those bodies.”

Long story short, Machulis concludes that Kinect sex is going to be challenging — but he believes someone will find a way to penetrate the mystery.

“I bet we’ll see Kinect porn and possibly Kinect Skype services within the month,” he predicts.