PC World posted a news story that the Kinect hack that surfaced days ago has enthusiasts exultant, and Microsoft's not happy, leading the company to deny their motion-sensor's been hacked at all.

Martin took up a challenge issued by Adafruit Industries to uncork Kinect's mysterious motion-tracking mojo for the masses. The prize? $3,000, an amount Adafruit bumped twice from $1,000. Adafruit, run by two MIT alums, calls itself "a New York City based company that sells kits and parts for original, open source hardware electronics projects."

Kinect Hack Makes Microsoft Angry, Deny its Existence