Comments on: Windows Sideshow, the future

By: Showing off Windows SideShow screencast at istartedsomething

Showing off Windows SideShow screencast at istartedsomething — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 08:37:06 +0000

[...] Todd Bishop, Robert McLaws and even I have been keeping a close eye on Windows SideShow, one of the last remaining features in Windows Vista yet to be deeply explored. Largely due to hardware constraints, not many people have seen SideShow devices let alone play with one, so apart from the infamous Channel 9 video, a few screenshots and concept art, we really don’t know much about the experience. Or should I say, until today. [...]

By: Techronical » Where art thou Sideshow?

Techronical » Where art thou Sideshow? — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 06:05:19 +0000

[...] Here Robert manipulated the images to fit the Zune which remarkably matches up size-wise with the SideShow device that came from a WinHec Powerpoint presentation. According to Long Zheng its coming…probably during the big launch or during CES… [...]

By: Robert McLaws

Robert McLaws — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 09:01:50 +0000

Hey atomsk, you mean like this? http://www.windows-now.com/blogs/robert/archive/2006/11/15/my-ideas-fo r-windows-sideshow.aspx

By: Robert McLaws: Windows Vista Edition

Robert McLaws: Windows Vista Edition — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 08:59:20 +0000

My Ideas for Windows Sideshow…

Long Zheng reminds us that Windows Sideshow is (still) coming . His last picture shows one of the prototype…

By: link8583

link8583 — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 00:05:53 +0000

if you want to see how sideshow behaves, microsoft has included an emulator in the latest windows vista platform SDK

the program is available at these locations when this sdk is installed:

“C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0\Bin\VirtualSideShow.exe”
“C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0\Bin\WindowsSideShowVirtualDevice.exe”

one installs emulator driver, the other IS the emulator

in platform sdk documentation, microsoft says the use of sideshow requires the computer to be powered on, or at least, to be sleeping in order the sideshow device to wake him to retrieve data as needed (sideshow devices are not going to be able to cache your entire mp3 collection!)

By: Atomsk

Atomsk — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 21:50:06 +0000

I always thougth that sideshow could be a key winning feature of vista (Memento frame could be very nice). And I do hope that Ms make Zune and Xbox360 Sideshow compatible … It would be the only thing that would make me buy a zune in fact …

By: Palli

Palli — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 19:21:38 +0000

That is one small screen
Do these things come with magnifying glass? And a few extra pounds of muscles to be able to hold the computer for a while?

By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 14:26:20 +0000

I’ve always thought that Sideshow was a good idea, but I don’t hold much hope for it to be executed properly.

By: kiwiblue

kiwiblue — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 13:46:23 +0000

Another solution waiting for problem. Yawn.

By: dEiluss

dEiluss — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 13:46:22 +0000

If i am serious, but yes i am Serious, i was thinking it as a projector or photo slideshow setting panel in control panel… now i know what it for… infact i know abt these prototype features from long ago.
thanx long zheng
keep the gud things up!