One of the coolest, and least frequently used, features in Windows Vista is Windows SideShow. Essentially this is a service that lets a computer running Windows Vista communicate with a handful of electronic devices like a media center remote control or an LCD screen. In other words, you can use a remote control to browse and control music playlists on your PC even when your monitor is off. We've been expecting Microsoft to develop software that would let you use your Windows Mobile phone or PDA as a SideShow device pretty much since the first time we heard about this technology. Last year we even got a hint that a Windows Mobile client was coming. But it wasn't until this week that Microsoft finally released something, in the form of a beta release. And when we say beta, we mean it. Windows SideShow for Windows Mobile is listed as a 0.01 release.
Windows SideShow for Windows Mobile works on Windows Mobile 5 and 6 devices that use the Microsoft Bluetooth stack. WiFi and 3G are not supported. If you've got a device that meets the requirements, you can use your PDA or phone to access information on your PC and control some PC functions from your device. For example, you can check the weather, read your email, control media playback, or use your device as a PowerPoint remote control.
[via the::unwired]
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6-05-2008 @ 7:27AM
Chris Craft said...
I created a Windows SideShow for Windows Mobile Beta Screenshot Tour here:
http://www.cjcraft.com/blog/2008/06/04/WindowsSideShowForWindowsMobileBetaSeeTheScreenshotTourFirst.aspx
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6-06-2008 @ 12:20PM
James said...
Looking forward to trying this on my TyTN/8525. Does anybody have a list of programs/services that offer a Sideshow extension?
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