Master Phruby Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Has anyone been playing with Smart Glass on you XBox? I've been playing with under Windows 8. In order to use Smart Glass, you have to set your XBox companion settings (under System>>console settings) to Available. You then have to log into your Windows 8 computer with your Windows Live account. This is the same account your XBox is logged into for XBox Live. It then shows you what application the XBox is using. Windows 8 brings up a touch screen to control your XBox remotely. I clicked on YouTube on my Windows 8 machine and the XBox brought it up. I could control the video and select other things from the Windows 8 machine. I could buy a game and have it run automatically on the XBox. I don't see a way to control a game as a second screen like the Wii U does but I guess a game has to support Smart Glass to do this. I haven't seen Smart Glass available for Android yet. Does it work yet with the iOS version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlysublime Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Yeah, Xbox Companion was rebranded under the SmartGlass name. They made the interface match the Metro look and it's more polished than before. Still some bugs that should've been worked out by now. Like if you're watching ESPN on the Xbox, the SmartGlass app will recognize that you're watching it but if you touch on ESPN, it will cause the Xbox to reload the app even though it's already running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karyyk Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Hmmm, so this is already built-in to Windows 8 (nothing to download)? I might have to check this out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Phruby Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 You have to download it for free from the store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlysublime Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 try out how music is streamed to the Xbox now with SmartGlass. it's an easier process now apparently: http://www.groovypost.com/howto/stream-xbox-music-windows-8-xbox-360/ and how to make your own library the default in Xbox Music rather than the music marketplace stuff: http://www.groovypost.com/howto/display-your-xbox-music-video-default-windows-8/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlysublime Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Alright! I got the update about half an hour ago and put it through the paces in Windows 8 (enterprise evaluation version). I used my ancient HP TX2000 laptop which I can't install the final Windows 8 on (I can't get proper video drivers and had to used a hacked laptopvideo2go driver which has some problems and it fails to install with my Intel 80 GB SSD). But the notebook is good enough to show off SmartGlass. It's pretty slick. You see the GPS on my 12.1" screen. You can zoom in and out. You can filter your various targets like showcases, festival races, etc. The screen scrolls as you're driving. You can choose your destination. When combined with the Kinect GPS feature, you've got it all covered. I wouldn't use the SmartGlass feature to select destinations. Because it's easier to use the Kinect GPS feature and the back button to see the map. However, if you have your laptop near you, it's neat to drive and see the map without having to pause and pull up the GPS map. update: I don't know about using it with a phone because the 12.1" screen felt cramped already. To see it on a 4" screen would probably drive me crazy. I just uploaded the video so Youtube is still processing it. Give it a half hour or so for it to be fully postprocessed. Again, this ancient laptop will not be getting Windows 8 because of the lack of WDDM 1.2 video drivers. I had to get hacked drivers from laptopvideo2go and these drivers have problems with the ancient hardware. But it's good enough to demonstrate SmartGlass. The notebook has a resistive screen so it's not good for fingers. So don't judge touch performance or video performance due to the old machine. Also, this is the enterprise evaluation of Windows 8. It is not the final version. This laptop will not be getting the final version due to driver problems. Also showing a little of the Kinect functionality. I actually think the Kinect GPS is more useful, but the SmartGlass feature is neat. Sorry about the poor video quality. My Android tablet takes lousy video. The green path is easy to see on the laptop screen, but the recorder kind of washed out the screen so it's hard to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Ghost Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Thanks for uploading the video only.....very cool! Does anyone know of any other games though that currently (unlikely) take advantage of Smartglass in similar ways? Or, games that have been announced that take advantage of Smartglass with some details on how they plan to take advantage of the functionality? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlysublime Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Dance Central 3 has the SmartGlass being the playlist editor where people can add/change the party playlist, even while the people are dancing. so you never have to stop to choose songs. you think of a song and you just add it while your friends are dancing. there's a new XBLA game. some type of home run kinect game. the person with the smartglass is pitching while the person at the plate will bat, kinect style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Ghost Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 It's too bad Microsoft couldn't have tried to push this functionality further with some of their first party Xbox 360 offerings right at Windows 8 launch. Halo 4 is right around the corner....I'm no proponent by any means of shoehorning functionality into a game just for novelty's sake, but that would have been a great game to showcase Smartglass with. Or Fable The Journey? Right now Smartglass is really the only reason why I was considering upgrading to Windows 8 on my non-touch laptop. If there's really not much showcasing the use of that tech though, I might as well wait. I think the whole 'push'ing music and videos to my console is cool and all, but right now I can just 'pull' my music from my XP machine, so that doesn't do much for me that I can't already do with the current music streaming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlysublime Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_SAkHpNI0w Halo 4 and SmartGlass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlysublime Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 the problem with the current music/video streaming from your PC to your Xbox is how "techy" it is. it is like how it was in Windows XP days. you have to tinker with it, and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't work. it's one thing to say that you could stream your stuff to your Xbox with the previous setup, but did people really? I think the current design was too fussy for people to really use it. Sometimes my 360 sees my library on the PC and sometimes the collection disappears. SmartGlass has the chance to make it an easier process. So I hope it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Ghost Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Huh, really? That's too bad.....we stream pictures and music from our PC (an XP machine) to our 360 all the time. It's an older machine that I simply leave running in our basement and hardwired to our network, so maybe that's why it's always worked well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Phruby Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 Smartglass is now available for Android Ice cream sandwich and newer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Ghost Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Smartglass is now available for Android Ice cream sandwich and newer. Apparently not for Motorola Xoom though (unless it just came out today). Checked yesterday and Play said that our device was not supported. Grrrr!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlysublime Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 it doesn't work with my android tablet and it has ICS. i read that currently, it's only android phones and not tablets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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