Xbox SmartGlass coming on Friday

Written by Andre Yoskowitz @ 23 Oct 2012 2:40 User comments (2)

Microsoft has announced that Xbox SmartGlass will be launched the same day as Windows 8, on Friday.

The new feature will be the company's first real try at "second-screen entertainment," blending together movies, media and games between Microsoft-powered gaming consoles, smartphones, tablets and PCs.

For right now, only Windows 8 tablets and smartphones will have access to the feature, but the company has promised iOS and Android apps in the near future.

The company listed the games and other applications that have SmartGlass support, right at the launch.

Games:
Ascend
Dance Central 3
Forza Horizon
Halo Waypoint
Home Run Stars
Karaoke
Kinect Sesame Street TV
Prima Games
Sports:
ESPN
NBA Game Time
UFC
Entertainment Apps:
Elections 2012
HBO GO
MSN
NBC News
NOW TV
Slacker Radio
TODAY
Univision

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123.10.2012 20:09

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video of it in action scroll down once there,certainly has potential tho i don't know about typing with a cell phone that'd get annoying real fast

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2411306,00.asp

224.10.2012 12:56

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At first I thought it said Xbox Smartass.

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