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home automation

Crestron Home Automation Adds Windows Sideshow Support

Crestron, the company that makes crazy high-end home automation equipment that lets you turn off your lights by just breathing loudly, just announced Windows Sideshow support. You remember Windows Sideshow, right? The Windows Vista feature that lets you feed Vista's Gadgets onto an external device. Crestron's including this on all Crestron touchpanels and 2-way devices that support dynamic text. Not only does it read data, you can even send control information back to Windows to change a song or turn off your BitTorrent downloads because you're about to play some Xbox Live. More »

6:10 PM on Wed Apr 16 2008
By Jason Chen
2,357 views, 7 comments

Latest by Stride: Specialists in custom install of home automation installation and smart home systems. Custom audio installation including smart home automation and whole house lighting control systems and mood lighting. The very best smart home automation systems.Home Automation more »

usb gadget

USB Gadget Display is Like Vista Sideshow, but Supports Windows XP

When is Vista Sideshow not Vista Sideshow? When it does the same thing as Sideshow—display little widgets on an external device—but doesn't use Vista's Gadgets. The USB Gadget Display does look like a little 2-inch LCD display, which shows clocks and various other things like CPU and RAM usage (but mostly clocks) outside of your machine, but it works with Windows XP, something Sideshow can't claim. Though, looking at the quality of these widgets, it might be worth it for you to upgrade to Vista. [Everything USB]

8:00 PM on Wed Mar 19 2008
By Jason Chen
5,392 views, 6 comments

Latest by MacMasterShane: is there anymore info on this thing? Everything USB is just another news site, but no one actually lists a manufacturer or retailer of it? more »

gadgets

Hands-On With Ricavision's VAVE Universal Vista Sideshow Remote

We've seen Ricavision's Sideshow Remotes before (and even got hands-on with their previous concept SideShow remote), but this is the first time we've fondled the commercial version that's coming next year.

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4:40 PM on Tue Jan 8 2008
By Jason Chen
3,491 views, 11 comments

apple iphone

Windows Sideshow for Vista Comes to iPhone

If we had to find one way for the iPhone and Windows Vista to interact, it probably would have been via SideShow, Vista's secondary-display technology that gives you a small portable control board that you can tote around. The people at Ikanos Consulting have been fooling around with a SideShow webserver and are creating an iPhone-compatible version (along with DS, Wii, PSP, PS3) to control your PC wherever you have access. It's not available for download yet, but a beta should be coming soon. [Vistasquad - Thanks Matt!]

6:50 PM on Fri Dec 21 2007
By Jason Chen
5,158 views, 10 comments

Latest by baby.better: Neat! I can't wait to download it for my iphone now. [www.myiphonewallpapers.com] more »

peripherals

Ricavision VAVE100, Universal SideShow Remote

As a Mac user, the one Windows feature I'm constantly a little jealous of is SideShow. Particularly, I dig devices like this Ricavision VAVE100. At its heart a powerful 20-device, backlit IR universal remote, the VAVE100 also sports a 2.4" screen SideShow compatible screen with Bluetooth connectivity. So you can have all those SideShow gadgets in what may already be your most used handheld device. More »

5:15 PM on Sun Dec 2 2007
By Mark Wilson
4,177 views, 10 comments

it's alive

ControlThink's Vista SideShow and Z-Wave Home Theater/Automation Remote

The Vista feature you pretty much forgot about is back: ControlThink's got a new remote control platform for Windows Media Center and other devices called ThinkRemote that leverages Vista's oft-touted-but-rarely used SideShow. That's right, you can get SideShow information and gadgets anywhere in your house since the platform uses the Z-Wave flavor of wireless for communication for home automation tricks like turning lightbulbs on and off. Logitech's big remote was supposed to do this last year, but it failed to, um, work as promised. So is this the first? Maybe. More »

1:30 PM on Tue Sep 11 2007
By Matt Buchanan
3,062 views, 7 comments

Latest by apeguero: Now that's a mans remote, baby! Yeah! Bring it on! more »

Windows SideShow Devices Run $80?
Word is, Windows SideShow devices will start at a reasonable 80 bucks.

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sideshow frame

i-mate Shows New SideShow-enabled Portable Display

Just when we thought we had seen all the SideShow news from WinHEC, out comes i-mate with the View 2010. The 14-inch portable display has an XGA touchscreen, and in addition to retrieving info from your Vista PC it can also hook up to a keyboard and mouse letting you check email messages, watch videos and do simple Internet browsing. No word on pricing or availability, though it sounds like a larger version of Ricavision's eChatter. – Louis Ramirez More »

2:00 PM on Fri May 18 2007
By Louis Ramirez
1,722 views, 2 comments

Latest by anshuman: sawweeet.... everytime i read Imate, i spin around in frenzy.. *grabs my imate K-jam and gives it some huggles* more »

gadgets

Optimus Mini 3 SideShow Driver Alpha Version

Those of you with the Optimus Mini 3—a.k.a. pretty much the only thing they've ever produced—will be interested in this. Optimus has just released an early alpha version of the Windows SideShow driver. For those unfamiliar with Vista's SideShow feature, hit that link, but basically it's an interface to display Windows Vista Gadgets on an external device. More »

7:30 PM on Thu Apr 5 2007
By Jason Chen
1,744 views, 3 comments

gadgets

Ricavision Vista Remote with Sideshow

If you're not familiar with Sideshow, it's one of Windows Vista's features that lets you display gadgets and view photos and music on devices connected to the PC. In this case, the RICAVISION remote, which we looked at before uses Bluetooth to pipe Sideshow information from your Vista Media Center onto the display itself. It also works with IR, in case you were wondering. More »

2:00 PM on Wed Mar 21 2007
By Jason Chen
6,564 views, 17 comments

laptops

Asus W5fe: Not Quite Ready for Prime Time

Asus' W5fe made a big splash at CES, mainly cause it was the first lappie to sport an external LCD for Vista's SideShow. Unfortunately, the laptop is going out with a whimper. The problem? SideShow itself. Although the controls are straightforward, the folks at Laptop think navigating through the interface is "clumsy." And when you finally get to play your tunes via SideShow with the laptop lid closed, sound is awful. The selection of downloadable gadgets is also limited, which is a shame considering this 4-pound ultraportable (and SideShow) had a lot of potential. – Louis Ramirez More »

12:35 PM on Fri Mar 9 2007
By Louis Ramirez
1,421 views, 3 comments

Latest by ZFactor: Ja, Herr Doktor, we haf made ze finest humpback whale laptop komputer by mating a '90s Rex with our of our mediocre laptops! Ja, it is ze finest engineerink feat zat we haf ever done! Vorsprung durch Technik, eh Hans? more »

gadgets

A Closer Look at Asus's Sideshow-Capable Motherboards

We knew that Asus was releasing Vista-optimized motherboards, but we didn't know they were going to bundle an actual SideShow device with it. More »

5:30 PM on Fri Feb 9 2007
By Jason Chen
789 views, 6 comments

gadgets

Nvidia's Preface Adds Video and Music Support to SideShow

Looks like we can add another player to the list of SideShow supporters. Nvidia's new Preface technology is meant to go hand-in-hand with MS' SideShow by adding audio, video, and imaging capabilities to SideShow devices. So for example a Media Center remote with Preface/SideShow might look something like this with thumbnails of our photos, videos, and albums. Almost makes you wanna upgrade to Vista, huh. – Louis Ramirez More »

8:05 PM on Tue Jan 30 2007
By Louis Ramirez
455 views, 4 comments

microsoft

Everything You Wanted to Know About Vista's SideShow

One of Vista's features that has caught our attention is SideShow. Think of SideShow as Vista's sidekick. With the help of these mini apps that MS calls "gadgets," SideShow can let you perform small tasks like read e-mail, check on weather, look through photos, or flip through your list of contacts regardless of whether your PC is on, off, or in sleep mode. All you need is a SideShow-enabled device—be it an external screen on your notebook or a screen on your Media Center remote. So for instance you could.... More »

Feature

2:37 PM on Tue Jan 30 2007
By Louis Ramirez
9,407 views, 30 comments

Latest by Inigo Montoya: Actually, I believe the key to unlocking the sideshow is: Up-Up Down-Down Left-Right Left-Right B A Start. more »

gadgets

Philips Muscles in on Vista Party with SideShow Remote

Just when we thought we had seen every SideShow-based gadget at CES, in comes Philips with its SRM7500. Like the other SideShow remotes we've uncovered, the SRM7500 squeezes in Media Center controls alongside an LCD that gives you access to photos, music, or videos while your PC is off. Philips is also claiming the SRM7500 has the largest database of any universal remote, so this could be the remote to end all remotes. We're just disappointed with the SRM7500's display. Not only does it look small, but it's also monochrome, which pretty much defeats the purpose. The remote is due out this quarter, though pricing hasn't been set. – Louis Ramirez More »

7:32 PM on Wed Jan 17 2007
By Louis Ramirez
2,639 views, 2 comments

Latest by Slab: Wow that looks a lot like the Harmon/Kardon skinned Harmony. That display is disappointing. more »

gadgets

Four Laptop Add-Ons That'll Keep Your System Humming

We've seen some really cool notebooks here at CES, but if you don't have the cash to spend on a new system, one of these accessories should keep your system running with the big dogs. More »

12:45 PM on Thu Jan 11 2007
By Louis Ramirez
1,609 views, 1 comment

ces2007

Eleksen SideShow Bag: Kind of Ugly, Kind of Cool

The Skinny A bag we saw last night at CES Unveiled from "interactive apparel" maker Eleksen that sports a Vista SideShow module designed for "soft-goods peripherals," so we'll probably see it in a number of other Eleksen wares. The module has a 2.5-inch LCD screen and pulls data from a notebook using either Bluetooth or USB. More »

4:16 PM on Mon Jan 8 2007
By Matt Buchanan
1,224 views, 2 comments

peripherals

Microsoft Sideshow + Interlink = SideLink Media Center Remote Control

Microsoft and Interlink have introduced a Sideshow-equipped Bluetooth remote they have ingeniously dubbed the SideLink. Vista Media Center controls are all squashed onto the handheld, giving you control over music, videos and even television scheduling/recording via the 2.5" color LCD screen. Now if only they could invent a device that would prevent you from losing it in the couch. – Karson Thompson

2:59 PM on Mon Jan 8 2007
By kthompson
2,056 views, 2 comments