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Sure today's Microsoft E3 keynote was jam-packed full of high octane explosions, but the biggest excitement from the hardware-free event was arguably SmartGlass, a new technology from Redmond that promises to help to bring together users' diverse array of screens. When it was initially leaked ahead of the event, SmartGlass looked to largely be a somewhat straightforward AirPlay competitor. Judging by Microsoft's flashy demo video, however, the company is clearly looking to build it into its own beast all together. Thankfully, we got to play with it a bit -- albeit for a very short amount of time, given the fairly early state of the technology. Let's start thing off by clarifying a big question surrounding the somewhat enigmatic demo that we saw at today's event: yes, SmartGlass gives developers the potential to turn their smartphones and tablets into a controller for the Xbox 360. As suspected, it will likely be integrated into more casual games -- after all, we shudder at the thought of controlling, say, Hal

Xbox 360 synchs with smartphones and tablets

Microsoft on Monday continued its quest to be at the heart of home entertainment by synching Xbox 360 videogame consoles to smartphones and tablets while adding more blockbuster content.

Mon 4 Jun 12 from Phys.org

Looking through the Xbox SmartGlass

An evolution of the existing Xbox Companion app for Windows Phone 7 and Windows 8, SmartGlass will allow users to interact with the Xbox using any smartphone or tablet. Devices with SmartGlass ...

6 hours ago from Extremetech

Microsoft SmartGlass hands-on

Sure today's Microsoft E3 keynote was jam-packed full of high octane explosions, but the biggest excitement from the hardware-free event was arguably SmartGlass, a new technology from Redmond ...

15 hours ago from Engadget

E3 2012: Microsoft keynote wrap-up

Microsoft kicked off this year's E3 keynotes this morning, and although they didn't drop so much as a hint about their next console, they announced a number of new titles and future enhancements ...

Mon 4 Jun 12 from Geek.com

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