Attending the Los Angeles WinHEC conference was definitively a productive and enlightening experience... I was able to spot a lot of new SideShow-compatible devices (stay tuned for more news) and also attend Dan Polivy's "Enriching Devices with Windows Sideshow" excellent presentation. Dan started the session by mentioning that Microsoft has been working very hard at bringing more functionality, value, and much lower device costs. Indeed, Dan was right. I was blown away by the wealth of new devices and new features available for the Microsoft's Sideshow platform.

NOTE: complete online version of this presentation will be available for download, until then enjoy the following summary: 

SIDESHOW DEVELOPMENT NEWS SUMMARY:

- .NET Micro Framework updates: Landscape and Portrait display orientation firmware support.
- Bluetooth (RFCOMM) driver implemented for SideShow applications (available soon)
- NVIDIA released a new SideShow development hardware platform with touch-screen support. This is indeed an amazing piece of hardware, especially from a form-factor and features POV.
- Sideshow client software for Windows Mobile 5.0 and 6.0 and Windows CE platforms.
- Input methods: keyboard, touch-screen and stylus support in he works or planned for Microsoft’s SideShow platform.

 Here are some of the devices featured (more information coming soon!) at WINHEC 2007:

-Chatter (concept)
-Intel Mobile Metro Concept (concept)
-Scribbler (concept, low cost)
-Imate View 2010-Reader (concept)
-AUS W5FE (available)
-LGZ1 (Available)-Toshiba R400 (now available)
-Windows Mobile Sideshow support (2nd half of 2007)
-Logitech G15, Z-10 (2nd half of 2007)
-Interlink Sidelink (available in Q2)-MSI companion device (prototype)

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