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23 May 2006
Full Article
http://gadgets.engadget.com/2006/05/23/microsoft-demos-sideshow-enabled-products-at-winhec/
Microsoft seems to have big plans for their SideShow auxiliary
display technology -- besides the laptop and remote control implementations
we've been expecting, they're also using the software for products
that we didn't even know we needed, such as digital photo frames
that overlay the picture with IMs and Outlook data. The frame,
which is being manufactured by a company called A Living
Picture, was one of three devices that Microsoft's senior
project manager for Windows Client Greg Graceffo showed off at
today's Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC), along
with a modified Logitech G15 gaming keyboard and a universal remote
from Exceptional Innovations. EI's remote, which will launch at
the same time as Vista (whenever that is), looks particularly
promising, as it allows the user to view program guides, RSS feeds,
and other infoswag on the same gadget that can control both home
theater equipment and home automation devices. As for the keyboard,
well, keep reading if you're interested in seeing what an Outlook
appointment looks like on a three-line LCD...
Full Article
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/05/24/ms_sideshow/
WinHEC In a staged performance at the WinHEC show, a small picture
frame passed almost unnoticed as Mika Krammer, director of Microsoft’s
Windows division, acted out life after Vista.
The frame was running SideShow, a well-named technology because
it will sneak into your life without the usual fanfare from Microsoft.
The wireless-based Vista service allows information from a computer
to be downloaded to a device and stored for display - ready for
whenever it needs to be referenced. This information might just
be your appointments for the day from Outlook, it could be an
often-referenced Web page, or just photos of the kids on your
workdesk.
SideShow uses an Auxiliary Display Controller (ADC) to show the
information on a static LCD screen which can be any size a device
designer requires. It may be a small monochrome panel on the outside
surface of a computer, on a mobile phone or on a remote control.
It could be a bigger colour screen in a frame on the desk or hanging
on the wall.
In Krammer’s show, the small desktop frame cycled through
pictures of the family and could also call up the latest weather
prediction. When the source computer is in range and turned on,
the display could use Messenger’s presence detection to
show when contacts appear online. The limits are only in the Vista
application driving the transfers or the capabilities and memory
capacity of the secondary display.
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Press Contact
Jesse H. Grindeland
jesse@alivingpicture.com
A Living Picture™ plc
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(206) 428-6199 Telephone
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