At&T U-verse just released Smart Glass like capabilities for iPad

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The remote control is no longer the main device sitting next to you on the couch. Your iPhone or iPad is quickly becoming an integral part of TV watching, and AT&T* U-verse^® TV customers now have access to several new features and content that bring their TV and wireless experiences together, including:

• An expanded lineup of on demand premium and TV content available through the U-verse App for iPhone and iPod touch and AT&T U-verse App for iPad at no extra charge, including HBO^®, Cinemax^®, STARZ, ENCORE, MOVIEPLEX and Music Choice videos.

• The ability to now link your iPad to your U-verse TV receiver with the AT&T U-verse App to access up to the minute sports companion content and scores from various leagues for today’s games, a review of yesterday’s games, and to see who is playing tomorrow.

• The ability to now share information about what you are watching with friends on Facebook, and now, on Twitter through the AT&T U-verse App for iPad.

• The ability to use your iPhone or iPod touch to control your U-verse TV with a full-featured, intuitive U-verse remote control with channel, guide, DVR, interactive app and on-demand controls, now available on the U-verse App for iPhone and iPod touch. The capability is already available today with the AT&T U-verse App for iPad.

You see that right? link your iPad with your U-verse receiver and get access as a companion and you can share that info on social networks. Sounds like one of the Smart Glass features let out of the gate.

Did AT&T do this on their own or are the licensing MS’s technology here?  Either way, this isn’t as universal as Smart Glass but it was first to market and that’s still significant if MS wants to get traction.