“Microsoft on Monday unveiled a competitor to Apple’s AirPlay: SmartGlass, a new feature tied to its Xbox 360 game console that connect to Apple’s iPhone and iPad to enhance content watching and game playing,” Neil Hughes reports for AppleInsider.
“Xbox SmartGlass was unveiled by Microsoft at its media briefing at the Electronics Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, Calif.,” Hughes reports. “The new cross-platform functionality will come to Apple’s iOS, as well as Google Android and Microsoft Windows Phone and Windows 8, later this year.”
Hughes reports, “Microsoft showed off how content being played on the Xbox 360 could be complemented by additional content on a tablet like an iPad. In one demonstration, a user watching “Game of Thrones” on the HBO Go application had the show streaming to their HDTV, while an interactive map of the fictional world was displayed on a tablet and was updated in real-time, synced with the program. In another demonstration, Microsoft showed a new version of its Internet Explorer Web browser for Xbox 360, and how that browser can be controlled by a smartphone, like Apple’s iPhone.”
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very cool, soon my wife will be able to control the x-box from her iphone
been thinking about an apple TV for months, and no reason to get it now
Totally no reason to buy AppleTV, cuz you know MicroSoft is king when it comes to user experience.
A smart and, surprisingly, humble move from Microsoft by making it available on Apple devices. When I first saw headlines for it, I assumed it was Windows Phone and Metro tablets only.
Ha Ha Ha! Microsoft Smartass!!!
Oh we like our STRATEGY
we like it a lot…
“copy APPLE and follow the leader”.
Balmer wanted to name it “SmartAss”…
Microsung assdog leeches.
SmartGlass – what Balmer smears on his bald ass head.
With a name like “Smart Glass,” I thought this would have something to do with the drool-worthy Corning Glass videos, showing the potential of future “intelligent glass” technologies. So disappointing that all this is is a MS version of AirPlay…
For those who haven’t seen the Corning videos, it’s worth a look.
Yea! A dumb way to appropriate a name for something really big. Microsoft triviality strikes again.
How is this anything like AirPlay? It going the other way, Xbox console to tablet. Sounds like the exact opposite of AirPlay!
yep. Not sure how this will be useful for normal people. I only see this “enhancing” the geekdom with their online games and Dungeons and Dragons roll play.
Hooking up an iPad to an Xbox is like putting on your Jimmy Choos to muck out the stable.
Hmm, how’s that Big Ass Table working out these days? Does it have any SmartGlass in it?
How many Pippins did Apple ever sell?
How many X-Boxes has Microsoft Sold?
One can use an X-Box 360 to watch all Comcast’s xFinity content on demand- something the Apple TV hobby has yet to do. Same for HBO and Time Warner.
Not pimping MS, just saying they have sold a shit load of X-Boxes and have a lot of happy customers.
MacroSloth…
slow to the game here
but determined to mimic
Apple in more ways than Samsung can.
hi there yeah every gaming console is on board with multi-screens not limited too nintendo wii u ds dsi and 3ds i have wii xbox 360 getting wii u soo i have lots of screens too look at