They communicate with each other through infrared, which is also how they communicate with the master console that tells them what program to run.

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The program streams online video from your PC to your console so that it can be displayed on TV.

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This is Kinect Sesame Street TV, a fully interactive version of the award-winning educational program that goes on sale exclusively for Microsoft s Xbox game console in September.

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If, during the EV-only portion of the program, you think you might need full engine power, there's a button for that on the console.

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