Hands-on with the first SmartGlass app, Dance Central 3's Party Time DJ

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Since [getting outed](http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/01/microsoft-smart-glass-coming-at-e3-airplay-style-streaming-from/) just head of Microsoft's big reveal, Xbox 360's SmartGlass has been under wraps. When Xbox Live VP Marc Whitten [officially introduced SmartGlass](http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/04/microsofts-smart-glass-gets-official-app-brings-airplay-esque/) soon after at E3 2012, we learned a teensy bit more -- tablets and smartphones (Android, Windows Phone 8, and iOS, even) would get second-screen functionality via an upcoming free application -- and got some [hands-on time](http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/05/microsoft-smartglass-hands-on/) with it. That application has yet to launch, but _Dance Central 3_'s SmartGlass functionality is already here. Well, _almost_ here -- the game becomes publicly available tomorrow, and the app won't launch for a few weeks still -- but we got our hands on _Dance Central 3_'s SmartGlass companion app a bit early at a New York City review event last week.

Being the first SmartGlass application to launch has its advantages, such as setting the bar. By no means is _Dance Central 3_'s SmartGlass application a thorough, necessary accompaniment (for a game that already requires Kinect, that's probably a good choice), but it does add some neat side fun for friends waiting in the wings to get their respective grooves on. "Party Time DJ" allows friends -- employing their iOS, Droid, or WP8 tablet/smartphone, via the Xbox SmartGlass app -- to queue up the next song in the game's neverending "Party Time" mode, or create a playlist. They can also queue downloadable tracks to the Xbox 360 (which thankfully requires approval on the 360 prior to purchase), or swap difficulty settings. Sadly, though the opportunity for real-time griefing presents itself rather clearly here, developer Harmonix chose not to allow song-swapping or difficulty changes mid-song. "Because it would kill them," Harmonix rep Nick Chester told us.

**Gallery: [Dance Central 3 SmartGlass app](http://www.engadget.com/photos/dance-central-3-smartglass-app/)**

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