Microsoft's Vista SideShow technology is getting more advanced devices every day. I-Mate unveiled no more then 5 “Ultimate” phones running Windows Mobile 6 with Windows Vista Sideshow capabilities. As you know already this means i-Mate Ultimate line can work as a remote control or secondary display for Windows Vista PCs. Furthermore PcMagazine reported that these phones comes with Windows Media Center Extenders support that will let you watch recorded Tv programs over Wi-Fi or 3G cellular connection. The specs are really impressive, in my opinion, in order to satisfy the most exigent demands. ...[Read more »]

It's a Phone. It is a Skype Phone! It comes from ASUS, a PC motherboard manufacturer. But most interesting is the fact that the ASUS AiGuru S2 has native SideShow support. This is a yet another unexpected use for SideShow technology. While the voice transmission protocols are still pure VOIP over WIFI, this phone can access a wealth information via standard SideShow gadgets. While this phone is mainly advertising Skype functionality, this phone can access virtually any information that can be rendered by Sideshow (email, calendar, stocks, etc). Despite the fact that the phone is WIFI enabled, the SidewShow communication is not done over TCP/IP over WIFI, you will rather need a USB dongle in order to exchange SideShow information with our PC....[Read more »]