She had been given an Xbox 360 with the new fancy Kinect accessory, which is like a camera on top of the TV that records your movement and controls the game in various ways.

I must admit I had never seen it before, but it was surprisingly enjoyable and a bit tiring, jumping around and dancing like an idiot, but seeing the game react and move to your body movement.

It had me thinking just how far can this sort of technology be pushed to run other games, and whether or not perhaps in the future online bingo could be run on Kinect?

I don’t see why not. Xbox has a ‘marketplace’ where mini games can be bought for pennies and downloaded through the internet.

If someone was to create a bingo game and they could get enough people downloading it, make it compatible with Kinect, we could soon see loads of people waving their arms in the air to claim bingo or slap their hands down to dab a card.

Sure, the main audience for XBox probably don’t like bingo, being that they are mostly teenage boys, but the new Kinect is looking like opening up the market for Xboxes to the older generation who were similarly wooed by the Nintendo Wii when that first came around.

I for one would definately give it a try if Bingo could be brought out on a home console.

You can actually play and chat to other people via your webcam, and you can also see the host live on cam and partake in a variety of webcam enabled games.

Bingocams also rewards players for coming up with weird and wacky bingo celebrations for when they win, with each one recorded and published to the Live Win Moments archive upon a full house win.

Because of the uniqueness of this website, it is great that they offer a £5 free no deposit required offer to try out the games.

After all, it is different so you want to test the waters before making the commitment with a real cash deposit.

Get your £5 free at Bingocams here.

As you might expect from the name “showreel”, the design of this bingo site is very much entertainment focused… with the navigation bar and header being made of a film reel. The free cinema tickets are an added bonus to anyone signing up, and Showreel Bingo are also giving away £10′s worth of Lovefilm membership to all new players.

In terms of cash promotions, there is a standard £20 bonus for a £10 deposit (total of £30 to play with), though there are the usual wagering requirements to contend with first.

The promotions page on the site highlights some of the top jackpots on offer. At the time of writing these include the “showstopper whopper” with a £1,000 guaranteed game and the Monday Madness which sees the 1 line and full house prizes switched.

Last year Sun Bingo walked away as the overall winner in the best Bingo Site of the Year category.

New to the awards for 2011 are two extra prizes – for TV campaign of the year and also best promotion of the year. Jackpotjoy will have high hopes of winning the TV campaign of the year award after a successful ad campaign featuring ex-Eastender Barba Windsor.

Bingo players can vote for their favourite site between now and the end of December 2011. The winner will be announced in early January.

Founder of WhichBingo UK, Phil Fraser, said, “online bingo players have more choice than ever before when it comes to deciding where to play bingo online. More choice means more competition and bingo sites have recognised that they need to ensure they are offering their players the very best experience and promotions.”

Unlike many bingo sites online, Wonder Bingo has a very vibrant design and has features you won’t find anywhere else. These include many “social” elements, making it even easier to make lots of new bingo friends when playing the games.

You are rewarded points and prizes for taking part in the games on Wonder Bingo. You can also claim badges and other fun items to help add to the enjoyment… rather than simply playing bingo like you do on most sites. For the more “traditionalist” players all of these extra features may seem a little bit confusing, but it’s definitely worth learning all about these fun little additions as they help make the bingo experience even better.

Wonder Bingo also has lots of slot games and other instant wins, so there’s plenty to keep you occupied.

And, as if all that wasn’t enough, there’s also a limited availability £5 free deal. This means you get £5 to play with, no deposit is required.