Microsoft's SmartGlass gets official: app brings AirPlay-esque streams to Android, iOS and Windows Phone

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Microsoft may not be introducing a next-gen console at E3 this year, but it is teaching its venerable Xbox 360 some new tricks. SmartGlass brings [AirPlay][3]-style wireless technology to Xbox and Windows 8 by letting you send video from your tablet or phone to your TV. It then turns that second screen into an information window giving you data of the content you're watching. Plus, it updates the info on your mobile device as the content on the TV changes. The app also enables peripheral controls for games you're playing -- so you can scroll through different plays on your tablet while playing _Madden_ on your big screen, for example.

In addition to providing your peripherals with contextual awareness, the SmartGlass app turns your phone into a remote and trackpad for your Xbox, in case using Kinect and regular controllers aren't something you're into. So, you can pinch to zoom, move the onscreen cursor and scroll to your heart's content in Xbox's new [web browser][4] using your tablet or phone. When will we be seeing SmartGlass in living rooms? Unfortunately, not until this fall, so our [liveblog][5] photos of the app in action will have to suffice until then.

**Gallery: [Microsoft's Smart Glass gets official][6]**

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