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Xbox Second Screen Announced

Posted by samzenpus on from the take-another-look dept.

kodiaktau writes "Microsoft has announced a feature called SmartGlass that provides a new set of features when viewing media on mobile or PC devices. Sources say that it will provide context focused advertising/product placement as well as metadata about the media you are currently viewing. Additionally the interface allows you to store viewing data and share between your desktop and mobile devices to continue viewing content between devices. From the article: 'SmartGlass also allows you to view the web on an Xbox 360 using Internet Explorer. The tablet or phone becomes the keyboard and you can easily browse web pages without having a physical keyboard in the living room.'"

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  1. Re:Yay, something I don't need and don't want by zlives · · Score: 1, Informative

    you are doing it wrong. " 360 (and PS3) are "Good Enough""

    I stopped playing PS3 after last year's madden, the season progression took 15-35 minutes, the game start takes several minutes... time for new hardware...

  2. Re:Yay, something I don't need and don't want by Missing.Matter · · Score: 4, Informative

    At the keynote they said it will work with Windows 8, Windows Phone, iOS, and Android. Now to what degree of "works" is yet to be specified. I imagine iOS and Android apps might have access to a subset of features, but it's nice to see some attempts at cross platform functionality.

  3. Re:"...using Internet Explorer" by Billly+Gates · · Score: 4, Informative

    It is IE 9, not IE 6 or the crappy dumb phone nefront on the PS 3

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  4. Re:"...using Internet Explorer" by tripleevenfall · · Score: 3, Informative

    Why not use IE? Honestly, it sucks WAY less than it used to!