Control your XBOX360 with your Windows Phone 7

[AJKock]

With the Xbox Companion App coming in November (wait for the Nov Dashboard update)

Finding Content: Just like on your Xbox, the Xbox Companion gives you instant access to the Xbox LIVE Marketplace catalog of games, movies, music and TV shows. I used it to search “Featured Content” and pulled up the X-Men: First Class.

Learn more about what you’re watching, listening to, or playing: Once I found the movie and touched the movie tile, the Xbox companion app took me to an info page that has all the related details about. And the content is really rich, too – for example, when I swiped to the “cast” page and touched an actor’s name, like star James McAvoy, I was taken to other movies starring him. From there, I could easily learn more about the other movies, their cast, etc. It’s an infinite road of interactive content.

Control & Play: Once I selected the content and hit play, the Xbox Companion flips into “controller mode” in which I could navigate my Xbox, or control video playback of your video. The best part here is that controls are virtually instantaneous – easily as fast as using my controller or a TV remote."

Source: WPCentral (http://www.wpcentral.com/xbox-companion-app-coming-windows-phone-magically-controls-xbox-360)

[roguemat]

Wish I had a WP7 and XBOX360...oh wait, I do!
This is awesome :)

[AJKock]

The reason why I always believed that Windows Phone 7 is the next best thing. The integration with XBOX360 will lure people once they get over the Android Fad, Windows finally looks beautiful too and they are integrating with other apps (non MS) which is key for uptake. I am just curious why there isn't a cheaper Phone for Windows Phone 7 seeing that the specs needed for it, is really low (cpu wise).

[Stig]

I am hoping to see some good intergration between WP7, 360 and Win8.
I must say the other day i was thinking my phone needs to control my 360. Pretty cool

[lariato]

The reason why I always believed that Windows Phone 7 is the next best thing. The integration with XBOX360 will lure people once they get over the Android Fad, Windows finally looks beautiful too and they are integrating with other apps (non MS) which is key for uptake. I am just curious why there isn't a cheaper Phone for Windows Phone 7 seeing that the specs needed for it, is really low (cpu wise).

That's the hope with Nokia and the new Tango update (which reportedly will allow for lower-resolution screen support and is targeted at the lower-end of the market).