Xbox throws down gauntlet to Apple TV (and Wii U)

	Add newsletters@cnet.online.com to your address book | View online   Today on CNET       Share on Facebook  |  Share on Twitter June 04, 2012     Laura Cucullu Senior features editor Profile Email Xbox throws down gauntlet to Apple TV (and Wii U) Will the future of the living room come to a Microsoft-Apple throwdown? It's certainly looking like it. Microsoft's SmartGlass app for tablets is fascinating not just because it adds a second screen to the Xbox 360, but also because it's platform-agnostic: it'll work on Android or an iPad, it seems, just as easily as Windows. Add in Internet Explorer for the Xbox 360 and a bevy of new entertainment video apps, and it's pretty clear: the Xbox 360 is ready to take on Apple TV. Read more | Share on Facebook        Game day at E3 2012 Microsoft kicks off the biggest gaming expo of the year with a bang, announcing a slew of new games for Kinect and the long-rumored SmartGlass for tablets and mobile devices. But that's not the whole show.  More | Share on Facebook          Sony's first ultrabook breaks $800 barrier At $769, the Vaio T is Sony's first foray into the budget-themed ultrabook landscape. For a company not known for affordability, it does a pretty bang up job on the new Vaio T.  More | Share on Facebook          Important new tech this week This week, software that's not even really real yet dominated our reviews. CNET Reviews Editor in Chief Lindsey Turrentine tells you why, and which gear took a back seat to the operating system preview.  More | Share on Facebook          The 15 best free iPad games Some things in life really are free. Check out our picks for the best games on the iPad that don't cost anything at all (unless you choose to buy in-app upgrades later).  More | Share on Facebook          Gadgets Dad will go crazy for Your dad bought your first boom box, your first video game, your first T1-89 calculator. He showed you how to take CDs carefully out of your Discman. Repay those early tech lessons with a gadget worthy of his awesomeness.  More | Share on Facebook        Get your favorite CNET editors. To go. Send the free app to your smartphone or iPad. Get it now.     Latest news   Geek eye makeup puts 'Star Wars,' Avengers on your face     Microsoft shows off Halo 4 at E3 in run-up to Nov. 6 launch     iPad continues to dominate in Q1 as Kindle Fire withers     Best Buy offers discount on iTunes gift cards     Madden NFL 13 gets 'better with Kinect,' launches Aug. 28     Latest videos from CNET TV   E3 2012 Roundtable     Three ways to use a USB drive with your PS3     Ep. 1065: Where it's all in our heads     Customize OS X Lion's recovery feature     Find out the winners to anything     Connect with us on:              The e-mail address for this newsletter is boy.blogger@gmail.com To update your account, please visit our Newsletter subscription center. Unsubscribe from this e-mail | Newsletter help | Privacy policy Copyright 2012 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. CBS Interactive, 235 Second Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, U.S.A.