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i-mate Shows New SideShow-enabled Portable Display

Just when we thought we had seen all the SideShow news from WinHEC, out comes i-mate with the View 2010. The 14-inch portable display has an XGA touchscreen, and in addition to retrieving info from your Vista PC it can also hook up to a keyboard and mouse letting you check email messages, watch videos…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez May 18

Optimus Mini 3 SideShow Driver Alpha Version

Those of you with the Optimus Mini 3—a.k.a. pretty much the only thing they’ve ever produced—will be interested in this. Optimus has just released an early alpha version of the Windows SideShow driver. For those unfamiliar with Vista’s SideShow feature, hit that link, but basically it’s an interface to display Windows Vista Gadgets on an…

Tech News Jason Chen Apr 5

Ricavision Vista Remote with Sideshow

If you’re not familiar with Sideshow, it’s one of Windows Vista’s features that lets you display gadgets and view photos and music on devices connected to the PC. In this case, the RICAVISION remote, which we looked at before uses Bluetooth to pipe Sideshow information from your Vista Media Center onto the display itself. It…

Gadgets Jason Chen Mar 21

Asus W5fe: Not Quite Ready for Prime Time

Asus’ W5fe made a big splash at CES, mainly cause it was the first lappie to sport an external LCD for Vista’s SideShow. Unfortunately, the laptop is going out with a whimper. The problem? SideShow itself. Although the controls are straightforward, the folks at Laptop think navigating through the interface is “clumsy.” And when you…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Mar 9

A Closer Look at Asus’s Sideshow-Capable Motherboards

We knew that Asus was releasing Vista-optimized motherboards, but we didn’t know they were going to bundle an actual SideShow device with it. https://gizmodo.com/asuss-vista-optimized-motherboards-231547 TechReport takes a closer look at this MP3 player-sized device, which has a D-pad front buttons and top buttons, as well as a kickstand so you can prop it up on…

Tech News Jason Chen Feb 9

Nvidia’s Preface Adds Video and Music Support to SideShow

Looks like we can add another player to the list of SideShow supporters. Nvidia’s new Preface technology is meant to go hand-in-hand with MS’ SideShow by adding audio, video, and imaging capabilities to SideShow devices. So for example a Media Center remote with Preface/SideShow might look something like this with thumbnails of our photos, videos,…

Tech News Louis Ramirez Jan 30

Everything You Wanted to Know About Vista’s SideShow

One of Vista’s features that has caught our attention is SideShow. Think of SideShow as Vista’s sidekick. With the help of these mini apps that MS calls “gadgets,” SideShow can let you perform small tasks like read e-mail, check on weather, look through photos, or flip through your list of contacts regardless of whether your…

Tech News Louis Ramirez Jan 30

Philips Muscles in on Vista Party with SideShow Remote

Just when we thought we had seen every SideShow-based gadget at CES, in comes Philips with its SRM7500. Like the other SideShow remotes we’ve uncovered, the SRM7500 squeezes in Media Center controls alongside an LCD that gives you access to photos, music, or videos while your PC is off. Philips is also claiming the SRM7500…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Jan 17

Four Laptop Add-Ons That’ll Keep Your System Humming

We’ve seen some really cool notebooks here at CES, but if you don’t have the cash to spend on a new system, one of these accessories should keep your system running with the big dogs. https://gizmodo.com/asus-w5fe-sports-sideshow-huge-ass-226653 APC Universal Laptop Battery This slick, thin laptop battery not only doubles as a stand for your notebook, but…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Jan 11

Eleksen SideShow Bag: Kind of Ugly, Kind of Cool

The Skinny A bag we saw last night at CES Unveiled from “interactive apparel” maker Eleksen that sports a Vista SideShow module designed for “soft-goods peripherals,” so we’ll probably see it in a number of other Eleksen wares. The module has a 2.5-inch LCD screen and pulls data from a notebook using either Bluetooth or…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jan 8

Microsoft Sideshow + Interlink = SideLink Media Center Remote Control

Microsoft and Interlink have introduced a Sideshow-equipped Bluetooth remote they have ingeniously dubbed the SideLink. Vista Media Center controls are all squashed onto the handheld, giving you control over music, videos and even television scheduling/recording via the 2.5″ color LCD screen. Now if only they could invent a device that would prevent you from losing…

Tech News Karson Thompson Jan 8

Asus W5Fe Sports SideShow, Huge Ass

The cover-mounted external display, SideShow, makes its debut in Asus’s 12″ W5Fe notebook, which sports Vista from the get-go to support SideShow. It actually runs off of an independent operating system which can be fired up without turning on the rest of the notebook, and while it’s ostensibly for displaying info on the go, it…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jan 6

CES Sneak Peak: Asus XG Station Pumps Up Your Notebook’s Media

Though it looks more like a high tech speedometer, Asus’ XG Station is an A/V workstation designed to give your notebook some extra media muscle. The unit hooks up to your laptop and packs discrete graphics chips as well as support for Dolby output. It’s expected to make its debut next week at CES along…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Jan 2

Soundgraph’s Front View Challenges Vista’s Sideshow

We’ve already gotten a taste of what Vista’s Sideshow feature can potentially do (both on remotes and on laptops), but now Korean manufacturer Soundgraph is hoping to beat MS to the punch with its own Sideshow-like feature called Front View. Front View consists of a front-mounted display on your Media Center PC that shows local…

Tech News Louis Ramirez Dec 27

RicaVision’s Sideshow Bob Vista Remote Is the Best

Here it comes, an avalanche of Microsoft Vista remotes. And this is the nicest so far. Check out the little VGA screen that’ll load up with Gadgets (Vista’s version of Mac OS X’s widgets) or give you a better view of any photos, videos, or music you’re trying to control in the new Media Center…

Tech News Brian Lam Dec 21

i-mate Shows New SideShow-enabled Portable Display

Optimus Mini 3 SideShow Driver Alpha Version

Ricavision Vista Remote with Sideshow

Asus W5fe: Not Quite Ready for Prime Time

A Closer Look at Asus’s Sideshow-Capable Motherboards

Nvidia’s Preface Adds Video and Music Support to SideShow

Everything You Wanted to Know About Vista’s SideShow

Philips Muscles in on Vista Party with SideShow Remote

Four Laptop Add-Ons That’ll Keep Your System Humming

Eleksen SideShow Bag: Kind of Ugly, Kind of Cool

Microsoft Sideshow + Interlink = SideLink Media Center Remote Control

Asus W5Fe Sports SideShow, Huge Ass

CES Sneak Peak: Asus XG Station Pumps Up Your Notebook’s Media

Soundgraph’s Front View Challenges Vista’s Sideshow

RicaVision’s Sideshow Bob Vista Remote Is the Best

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