Few Sideshow devices are currently available and generally manufacturers tend to slam users with a $200 price tag for a 2.5" TFT display with Sideshow capabilities... Once again, out of the left field, comes a Sideshow device that promises basic functionality for a resonable price tag of $49.95. The picoLCD-4x20 is full-speed USB device and displays Sideshow Glance Content via a blue alphanumeric LCD.  We find the device useful for Stocks, Windows Media Player companion and others.  The device, manufactured by mini-box.com,  also has Linux drives that work with LCDproc, a software package that pioneered Sideshow-like concepts by using small LCDs to display bits of information through a variety of plugins. So if you have a windows Vista PC (sorry, no Windows XP) or Linux and if you want to monitor snippets of information even when your main monitor is off, this device might be the perfect candidate for the job. Here is a step by step review containing snapshots and pictures of the picoLCD 4x20 device.  ...[Read more »]

Ricavision has finally unveiled the VAVE100 Windows® Vista SideShow remote control that provides direct access and complete control of home entertainment devices. Probably the coolest feature of this device is the Vista Sideshow capability meaning you can use it as a secondary display for a Vista PC. If you're a heavy Windows Media center user or home automators enthusiasts, the Ricavision WAVE100 SideShow enable remote appears to be awesome. It's capable of controlling over 20 home automation devices via IR and Windows Vista PCs over the 17-meter range. ...[Read more »]

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 »]

Here it comes, the LG XNOTE R200 is the second laptop with vista sideshow capabilities out on the market. Based on the LG Z1 prototype notebook with in-lid secondary display presented at the CES 2007 the LG Electronics has released first Windows Vista sideshow dual-LCD notebook. ...[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 »]

Intel has unveiled a new concept portable PC called the Metro Notebook, an ultra-slim and ultra-light notebook. The Core2 duo-based laptop has a leather cover with a high-resolution 'e-ink' LCD display built into the back of the main LCD screen. Basicaly the display is a Microsoft Vista SideShow-enabled device, allowing to run any standard SideShow gadget. ...[Read more »]

FlipStart Labs announced that it has begun shipping the FlipStart compact PC. The FlipStart is a small handheld PC that's available with Windows Vista or XP, very compact and having "full functionality of a home or office workstation". This minuscule PC is basically a tiny laptop complete with a full functional QWERTY keyboard, a touchpad for full control of the mouse pointer, VGA cam, a dedicated Ctrl-Alt-Del button and external SidesSow-like lcd. ...[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 »]

It was officially announced at CES 2007 in Las Vegas and was the first laptop in the world that makes use of Windows Vista SideShow to support a secondary screen in the lid. Unfortunately, we didn't have a lot of information regarding the hardware at that time, except browsing the picture and a short report posted here earlier . The concept of a sideshow secondary display on your laptop is simple: checking email and your calendar, calendar information, media files, and stock tickers without turning your system on. PC Magazine is the first to get a chance to play with the Asus W5fe notebook featuring Windows Vista’s SideShow Technology....[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 »]

The Smartphone developer I-mate has introduced the Momento wireless digital picture frame enhanced and certified for Windows Vista featuring support for Microsoft Windows SideShow, the technology that allows external devices to display information from your pc. You can stream your digital picture from PCs, play directly from a digital camera's memory card or transfer photos via USB, and send pics to it via Wi-Fi (TCP/IP). ...[Read more »]

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 »]

One of the best designed Microsoft Vista Sideshow enabled devices so far seems to be the MSI MegaPlayer 529 MP3 player. Apparently, the design was so good, Dell wanted to brand it under their name, but apparently backed out. The hardware device might be manufactured by MSI, but it runs NVIDIA's preface platform (formerly known as www.portalplayer.com). These wonderful devices can act as a MP3 player as well as an fully compliant Vista SideShow 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.