Categories: Web

Internet Explorer may be coming to the Xbox

An adapted version of Internet Explorer may be arriving on the Xbox 360 later this year, bringing a true web browsing experience to one of Microsoft’s most successful products for the first time.

The Verge reports that, according to their own sources, Microsoft is currently testing a tailored version of Internet Explorer on its Xbox 360 entertainment console, and may even reveal details of such at this year’s E3 event in June.

Internet Explorer for Xbox will feature integrated Kinect gestures and voice control, allowing users to perform a Bing search, for example, by speaking commands or browse back and forward through web pages using only hand gestures.

Kinect won’t be the only way to control the browser but, as seen with the PS3, doing so with a normal console controller gets very cumbersome, very quickly.

Albizu Garcia

Albizu Garcia is the Co-Founder and CEO of Gain -- a marketing technology company that automates the social media and content publishing workflow for agencies and social media managers, their clients and anyone working in teams.

View Comments

    •  @Brandon Christian Hardly ever use the one on the PS3 but then again there are very few specifically tailored web apps

    •  @Brandon Christian Hardly ever use the one on the PS3 but then again there are very few specifically tailored web apps

  • Using a browser on a device like the Xbox or a smart TV might sound nice, but using them is far from easy

  • Using a browser on a device like the Xbox or a smart TV might sound nice, but using them is far from easy

    •  @mneylon Typing addresses on the PS3 browser is a nightmare but with the Kinect controller this mightn't be such a chore

      •  @darrenmccarra assuming you have a Kinect controller .. I don't and I've no interest in getting one

  • Using a browser on a device like the Xbox or a smart TV might sound nice, but using them is far from easy

    •  @mneylon Typing addresses on the PS3 browser is a nightmare but with the Kinect controller this mightn't be such a chore

      •  @darrenmccarra assuming you have a Kinect controller .. I don't and I've no interest in getting one

Recent Posts

OpenAI submitted models to the hardest math test yet for AI

OpenAI published its proof attempts on February 14 for First Proof, a challenge put together…

1 day ago

The hidden costs of sedentary work: Why prevention starts at your desk

We all know that a sedentary lifestyle is harmful to our health. But recent studies…

1 day ago

Solving the headache of migrating cloud-based mailboxes for the enterprise

As organizations increasingly operate across hybrid and cloud-based email systems, migrating enterprise mailboxes has become…

1 day ago

Digital ID, programmable money pave way for ‘dystopian hellhole, horrific totalitarian regimes’: ESN at European Parliament

Digital ID, programmable money like Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), and AI are paving the…

3 days ago

Elon Musk says tariffs make solar artificially expensive in the U.S. But there is much more at play: Op-ed

Earlier this year, Elon Musk was direct about what comes next for the global economy:…

4 days ago

Britive Unified PAM Integrates with New Extended Plan for AWS Security Hub

Britive, provider of a unified privileged access management (PAM) platform, today announced its unified PAM…

4 days ago