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CNET News: Internet Explorer for Xbox

2012-06-04
with Kinect and Xbox SmartGlass we can finally bring you one of your most requested features for years people have asked me when will you bring the web to xbox others have thrown browsers on to the television before but no one is using them because they're painfully slow because the controller and remote are not great input devices for the web and because keyboards don't belong in the living room but now through the power of xbox the magic of kinect and the intelligence of xbox smartglass we're making it simple and fun to unlock the web on your TV today I'm excited to announce that internet explorer is coming to xbox this year let's take a look Xbox web hub here are some of my favorite websites which I've saved the xbox so I can get to them quickly with Internet Explorer on xbox the web is just a voice command or a simple swipe away next next I don't know about you guys but I'm especially excited about a big movie premiering this friday so let's use our new browser to visit project Prometheus calm to check out a just-released clip from fox's upcoming movie prometheus we know that the web is filled with videos that millions of people enjoy every day more often now in HD and wouldn't it be great to watch that on your big screen Xbox play through Internet Explorer coupled with the power of xbox we are able to deliver for the first time a fast fluid and intuitive web experience in the living room this is the web transformed for TV and just like the rest of Xbox your favorite sites are controlled with the power of your voice I know you all love cars so let's take a look at Aston Martin's webpage on TV Xbox web hub Aston Martin now with SmartGlass you can control the page with your tablet or phone for the first time ever it's easy to scroll through all the content it's easy to pinch and zoom and it's easy to click the links that you want you can take any interactive website and have the full experience on your TV with simple and easy control powered by smart glass so now with internet explorer for Xbox you have instant access to all of the web whether its global or local content the Xbox SmartGlass app and internet explorer for Xbox will launch worldwide this fall
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