The idea of using an electronic paper displays for e-books has been around for many years but using it in conjunction with Microsoft Vista Sideshow technology could pop up some interesting devices. This isn't a new idea, we saw already the E-reader prototype presented at WINHEC by the Ricavision a vista sideshow enabled device that has a reflective e-ink type display. We also saw the Intel Metro Notebook concept with a secondary 'e-ink' screen that make use of vista sideshow to access the email, read documents, appointment calendar, and much more. ...[Read more »]

Finally, from the same line of sideshow capable devices showed at Winhec 2007 by the Ricavision, the MK140 FM Magnet/Scribbler is not too different from the MK140 E-Chatter and Home E-Reader. The device is using WinBind Sideshow-compatible MCU solution and works like a modern-day sticky notes with Windows SideShow capability. ...[Read more »]

It is a Wireless E Ink e-reader that works with Vista PCs. It is a Microsoft Sideshow enabled display designed with a special purpose: reading electronic documents. To be more clearly it is about recently Home eReader showed at Winhec the annual conference where Microsoft sets out its hardware plans for Microsoft Windows-compatible PCs. Basically the Home eReader is a prototype based on Microsoft specification, designed by Microsoft and Ricavision using the WinBind Sideshow-compatible MCU solution. ...[Read more »]

Only few weeks after the ScreenDuo Sideshow Display release we were able to spot on a rather interesting Sideshow device from ECS EliteGroup Corp (details are a bit sketchy). While mentioned only as a feature, this device seems to be the best SideShow Auxiliary so far, at least from a design / form factor point of view... Submitted at the $1 Million Intel® Core™ Processor Challenge this product is one of the 6 competitor designs. ...[Read more »]

After few weeks of waiting we finally maganged to get the ASUS screenDUO Sideshow auxiliary display... By the way, we had to buy the entire ASUS motherboard + Remote Control + SideShow Display combo just to get to the ScreenDuo display... Our test results are less than stellar and I hope that people won't get dissapointed by the wonderful Microsoft SideShow technology just because ASUS came up with a less than desirable hardware device....[Read more »]

As first reported by Anh Huynh from DailyTech.com, the ASUS ScreenDuo will come packaged only with the M2N32-SLI Premium and P5B Premium Vista Editions. ASUS doesn’t appear to offer the ScreenDuo as a separate accessory disappointingly. Nevertheless, the ScreenDuo can display RSS feeds, pull up your schedule and other simple tasks that doesn’t need full computing power to complete. The ScreenDuo is a color QVGA TFT Auxiliary Display compatible with Microsoft's SideShow[tm] technology. Read the full story here.