Is the Xbox One the smart TV we've all been waiting for?

Several tech critics are skeptical

Billed as an "all-on-one entertainment system."
(Image credit: Facebook.com/xbox)

Microsoft unveiled a new entertainment center called the Xbox One yesterday. As expected, it's crammed with all sorts of Jetsons-age technology.

For example: It can run multiple apps at once on a split screen, allowing you to watch a movie while Skyping with friends. Voice sensors ostensibly allow you to bark commands like, "Xbox, go to ESPN!" Its unrivaled motion-sensing Kinect comes standard, allowing you to navigate through entertainment menus with a Jedi-like wave of your hand. The system is even said to play video games.

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Chris Gayomali is the science and technology editor for TheWeek.com. Previously, he was a tech reporter at TIME. His work has also appeared in Men's Journal, Esquire, and The Atlantic, among other places. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.