Windows Media Center Gadgets for Windows SideShow
Microsoft has extended the control of Windows Media Center in Windows Vista beyond the limits of the operating system to devices adjacent to the platform via Windows SideShow. With the Windows SideShow technology, users are enabled to access information from their Vista machine on a variety of additional
hardware from mobile phones to digital picture frames.
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8.7.2008 Microsoft releases Beta Windows Media Center SideShow Gadget
Brilliant, one of my very personal hot topics is Microsoft's SideShow technology for Windows Vista which is a technology for distributing interactive content to connected small-screen devices, such as Windows Mobile smartphones.
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6.7.2008 Maximizing Sidebar Gadgets
Many PC OEMs ship Windows Vista computers with Windows Sidebar enabled, usually only displaying the simple clock, photos and RSS feed gadgets.
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24.7.2007 Windows Live SDK for Gadgets
Another Windows Live SDK has been released, this time for Windows Live Gadgets, and you can ?start using this SDK right now to build Gadgets that run on Live.com? according to James Lau on the Gadgets blog.
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30.5.2006 Outlook 2007 Gadgets for Windows Sidebar
If you’re a fan of the Outlook 2007 To-Do Bar, but wish your upcoming appointments and tasks could be shown even when Outlook was minimized, I’ve got great news for you, you can do this today with the Outlook Sidebar Gadgets.
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1.12.2007 Windows SideShow on 10
Laura and Tina over at the 10 Show take a look at Windows SideShow.
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9.5.2006 Why Vista Sideshow is Still on the Sidelines
Sideshow-compatible gadgets and hardware compatible with Microsoft's external display standard have been slow to arrive.
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22.5.2007 Microsoft's Sideshow No Longer On the Side
Nate Mook, Editor in Chief, BetaNews: Microsoft has been talking about "Sideshow" for years, showing off prototypes of auxiliary displays in a wide range of peripheral devices, but the technology has finally come to fruition here at CES 2007.
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10.1.2007 Windows SideShow Devices Run $80?
Word is, Windows SideShow devices will start at a reasonable 80 bucks.
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17.6.2007 Microsoft Office 2010 Beta 2 Leaks, Public Beta Expected in November
After Microsoft announced yesterday that Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 will be sent to testers this week, more exciting news comes from the Office 2010 section.
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21.10.2009 Activate Windows 7 Pre-Beta 6801 with Vista Beta or RC Product Key without Crack
Already download and install Windows 7 Pre-Beta build 6801? You probably have to leave the product key field blank during installation in order to complete the setup of Windows 7.
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1.11.2008 Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2, .NET Framework 3.5 Beta 2
Visual Studio 2008 is the next generation development tool for Windows Vista, the 2007 Office system, and the Web. The Beta 2 release includes most of the products found in the Visual Studio product line. MSDN Subscribers can also download these files from
MSDN Subscriber Downloads. Thanks to pacpis for this news.
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27.7.2007 Windows 7 RC Brings Windows XP Mode Beta and Windows Virtual PC Beta
The Release Candidate of Windows 7 will bring with it the first Beta development milestones for Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC.
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29.4.2009 Firefox 1.5 Beta 2 Out Now
Firefox 1.5 Beta 2 is now available for download. This is the second Beta release of our next generation Firefox browser, to be released later this year, and it is being made available to our developer and testing community for compatibility testing and to solicit feedback.
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IE 7 Beta 3 Now Download
Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) Beta 3 has been designed to make everyday tasks easier, provide dynamic security protection and improve the development platform and manageability.
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29.6.2006 RunScanner 0.9.0.0 Beta
RunScanner is a completely free windows system utility which scans your system for all configured running programs. You can use runscanner to detect autostart programs, spyware, adware, homepage hijackers, unverified drivers and other problems.
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17.3.2007 Silverlight 1.0 Beta
Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications (RIAs) for the Web.
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3.5.2007 ViStart Beta 5
Now everyone can enjoy the benefits of fast program searching straight from their Start Menu, with ViStart, currently my latest project, Developed under the management of Windows X For the latest Vista Transformation Pack.
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10.6.2007 XPize 4.7 Beta
XPize is a GUI enhancer for Windows XP and above. It replaces most of the non-XP icons, avis and bmps that Microsoft has always overlooked.
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19.7.2007 VistaTweaker 0.1 Beta
VistaTweaker is a complet tweaking utility designed for Windows Vista in mind. By using it you can have your computer configured exactly the way you want.
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25.7.2007 vLite 1.1 Beta
vLite is a tool for customizing the Windows Vista installation before actually installing it. Windows Vista from Microsoft takes a lot of resources, we all know that.
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7.8.2007 SUMo 0.7.0.9 Beta 7
SUMo (Software Updates Monitoring) detects applications you are using and tracks updates. If a new version is detected, you'll be notified by SUMo.
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28.8.2007 VistaTweaker 0.5 Beta
VistaTweaker is a complete tweaking utility designed for Windows Vista. It has software, performance, usability and other kinds of tweaks to improve the overall Vista experience.
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26.10.2007 First look at Firefox 3.0 Beta 1
I noticed that the Beta 1 for Firefox 3.0 was made available sometime yesterday. I’ve been curious as to whether the Firefox dev team would do a serious revamp for this release or just concentrate on bug fixes and performance improvements.
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20.11.2007 Energize 2.0 Beta 2
Energize Will change the feel of your Windows XP/2003 operating system to a new, shiny and modern Vista-look.
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30.1.2008 Firefox 3 Beta 3
Firefox 3, Beta 3 has just been released. Over 350 memory leaks have been fixed and reductions have been made in the memory footprint.
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13.2.2008 vLite 1.1.5 Beta
vLite is a tool for customizing the Windows Vista installation before actually installing it. Windows Vista from Microsoft takes a lot of resources, we all know that.
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27.3.2008 IE8: What’s After Beta 2
The announcement of IE8 Beta 2 started an important and public phase of the product development cycle getting broad public feedback.
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24.11.2008 Firefox 3.1 Beta 2
The second Beta development milestone of Firefox 3.1, codenamed Shiretoko, is now available for download.
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9.12.2008 Can we have a Windows 7 beta 2 please?
I’ve been running Windows 7 beta 1 for now eight weeks and I’ve put this beta thorough a serious workout.
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21.2.2009Windows Media Center Gadgets for Windows SideShow Released
The Windows SideShow Team
has
announced that the final version of the Windows Media Center Gadgets for Windows SideShow is now available for download on Windows Live Gallery in
32-bit and 64-bit flavors!
Download:
Windows Media Center Gadgets for Windows SideShow
(32-bit) Download:
Windows Media
Center Gadgets for Windows SideShow (64-bit) The Windows Media Center Gadgets for Windows SideShow package is made up of the
following 4 Gadgets for your Windows SideShow device...
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22.10.2008Windows SideShow Managed Runtime and SDK Available
The Windows SideShow Managed Runtime 1.0 installs the runtime components that are required to run gadgets for Windows SideShow using the Microsoft
.NET Framework 2.0.
The Windows SideShow Managed API 1.0 SDK installs the runtime and development components that are required to
build and run gadgets for Windows SideShow using the .NET Framework 2.0. This download facilitates gadget development and enables developers to build
compelling applications to support Windows SideShow-compatible devices.
The SDK includes Windows SideShow project templates
integrated with Visual Studio.
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28.05.2008Why Vista Sideshow is Still on the Sidelines
Sideshow-compatible gadgets
and hardware compatible with
Microsoft's external display
standard have been slow to
arrive. One of Windows
Vista's most intriguing new
features has yet to fulfill
its promise, as Microsoft
Corp. wrestles with issues of
hardware support and developer
scarcity.
Windows
SideShow was introduced with
Windows Vista as a way for
time-pressed users to find out
the weather forecast, check
for new e-mail, see the status
of an eBay bid and more, all
without turning on their
PCs.
SideShow
enables a secondary screen --
such as the 2.8-in. color LCD
display mounted on the outside
of AsusTek Computer Inc.'s
W5Fe notebook computer -- to
display information from
special-purpose
mini-applications called
"gadgets" that reside on
Vista's desktop.
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22.05.2007Windows SideShow Device SDK for .Net Micro Framework 1.4
Windows SideShow is a feature of Windows Vista that enables users to access information from their PCs on auxiliary displays. The Microsoft .NET Micro
Framework 2.0 SP1 is the efficient runtime that powers todays most popular SideShow-compatible devices.
The Windows SideShow
Device SDK enables developers to build SideShow-compatible devices using the .NET Micro Framework 2.0 SP1. It includes sample code; portrait and
landscape SideShow UI for QVGA displays (320x240); USB and Bluetooth connectivity; and the SideShow device simulator, which allows developers to test
their firmware without physical hardware.
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23.01.2008WinMo phones gain Vista "SideShow" support
A third-party provider is offering what appears to be the first support for Vista "SideShow" gadgets on Windows Mobile phones.
ControlThink's ThinkRemote Community Edition lets Vista users feed content
and small applications to their phones, or use their phone to control their PC, the company said.
The
SideShow technology, which made its debut with the Windows Vista
operating system, features
gadgets -- mini-applications such as photo
viewers, PowerPoint navigators, email viewers, and Media Player controllers. The gadgets run on the Vista PC, but can send information to external
clients connected via USB, Bluetooth, TCP/IP, or other future protocols. Such clients include laptops, front-panel computer displays, displays
embedded in keyboards, and digital picture frames, mobile phones, and other display devices.
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26.02.2008Learn how to build SideShow-compatible devices and drivers at Driver DevCon (DDC) 2008
Windows SideShow Team: Interested in learning more about how to use the new Universal Driver for Windows SideShow, or how to build a device driver to
SideShow-enable your existing devices? If so, you may want to attend Microsoft Windows Driver Developer Conference 2008 (September 29 - October 1,
2008 in Seattle, WA). Come and meet the experts, and learn how you can more easily and cost-effectively build drivers for and implement
SideShow-compatible devices. This conference is intended for advanced driver developers and testers, and will focus on 300 to 400-level technical
sessions. Registration is limited and by invitation only; please contact us at sshowext _at_ microsoft.com for instructions on how to sign-up. We
hope to see you there!
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17.09.2008Microsoft SideShow 'PDA' will cost only $80
Prices for PDA-style Windows
SideShow devices will start
from about $80, according to a
developer that demonstrated
prototypes to Texyt.com
yesterday. The touchscreen
handheld gadgets share many of
the features of PDAs,
smartphones, and media players
like Apple's iPod, but they
connect wirelessly to a PC to
send or receive data.
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16.06.2007Get to know Windows SideShow
Columnist Walter Glenn
discusses the exciting new
Windows SideShow feature
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11.11.2006Vista Sideshow products start to trickle out
Sideshow based designs
have started to appear at
various venues and
conferences, but actual
products are much harder to
find.
But
now a company called
http://www.ricavision.com/rica
vision_webupdate/scribbler.htm
l>Ricavision has released
pictures and details of its
lovely new Sideshow based
products, each of which should
fill a gap within your gadget
needs.
The devices
include Windows Vista
media-player remotes, which
come with an embedded Sideshow
screen, 'electronic note
pads' with Sideshow
capability, basic messaging
devices and even an E-Reader.
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17.05.2007Microsoft Releases Windows SideShow SDK
"We've been saying 'It's coming' for a very long while,'" the post concedes. But, "It's here," the Windows SideShow Device
SDK for .NET Micro Framework v1.4.
Frankly, I've waited a lot longer for Windows SideShow devices, which are few at best. Maybe the
new SDK will help, but I'm a born skeptic (and, yes, that is a non sequitur).
Windows SideShow essentially is light-weight Vista for
tiny screens (yeah, yeah, that's a simplification). Early days, Microsoft pitched SideShow for displays outside laptops providing calendaring,
contact and other information. More recently, SideShow is finding niche appeal for use in other devices, such as TV remotes.
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24.01.2008Windows Sidebar Gallery
Launches
In preparation for the public
release of Windows Vista Beta
2, Microsoft put live over the
weekend a beta Web site for
hosting gadgets that run
within the Windows Sidebar.
The site enables users to find
available gadgets and allows
developers to submit their own
creations...
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31.05.2006Get Yer' Windows 7 Stuff
Adaptation is something not one of us enjoys doing; changing your 'style' to make something work is something we do every day; it could easily be
avoided.
Microsoft has worked extremely hard to make Windows 7 adapt to YOU, and make it work how and when YOU want it to. The last step
in the magical transformation of Windows, is the ability to theme without patching system files. When the interface feels right, working and playing
becomes much more fun.
"Give your PC a personal touch" says Microsoft:
They now provide free downloads of themes,
wallpapers, and certified gadgets all compiled by Microsoft staff.
By clicking on a theme, it will be downloaded and installed, changing
familiar things such as the wallpaper, sounds, icons, and the Aero glass color.
The gadgets are split into two categories: the regular
windows gadgets, and the emerging Sideshow gadgets. From traffic maps, to a PowerPoint remote control, they've got a decent selection in there. The
best part? They're all Microsoft-certified.
Hopefully in time, they will allow further customization of the themes especially, without
patching any files. (Maybe this could be some sort of extra in the best edition?)
For now though, we'll have to live with a wide range
of colors, matching wallpapers, and gadgets to go with it. It's a step in the right direction; let's hope it takes us somewhere.
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14.01.2009One Killer Remote
Although not shipping until February 29th, the
VAVE100 Universal Remote Control
with Windows Vista SideShow Technology is available for
pre-order now. Providing you the ability to control 20 different entertainment devices from 50+ feet away, the VAVE100 is the
only remote you will need. With one touch of the remote's green Media Center button on its backlit keypad, you can instantly activate Vista's
Windows Media Center to play music, TV, movies, or view photos. And with its built-in database of over 1500 brand names and GUI setup, adding other
devices to the remote is easy.
The remote's 2.4-inch color LCD screen features SideShow technology where you can view headline
news, weather, email, pictures from your computer, as well as play your music, get movie info, and much more. SideShow gadgets running on your Vista
PC can also be accessed and played by the remote. The VAVE100 is upgradeable through built-in mini USB, comes with a docking station, a Bluetooth
transceiver, and a power charger.
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06.12.2007Microsoft Popfly moves to Public Beta Stage
Microsoft has announced the public beta launch (meaning a Live ID is required to join) of Popfly, which was previously in alpha invite-only stage. For
those that have followed the development of Popfly, which is powered by Microsoft Silverlight, it can now create both Windows Vista Sidebar gadgets
and Windows Live gadgets. Also, more properties can now be tweaked for the many output blocks, including Photoshow, Virtual Earth, PhotoSphere, Gauge,
and Page Turner. For those who aren’t aware of what Popfly is, please continue reading below.
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19.10.2007More types of gadgets for iGoogle
Google Desktop lets you not only search your computer easily, but you can also personalize your desktop. From cultivating a virtual potted plant, to
reading the latest news and checking the weather forecast, you can customize your desktop with a variety of gadgets and a sidebar. Some of you have
asked if you can also put gadgets on iGoogle homepages next to your other gadgets. And starting today, the answer is yes.
With
Google Desktop 5.5 Beta, you can you now embed Google Desktop Gadgets right into your iGoogle homepage.
Gadgets on an iGoogle homepage can have more advanced functionality, such as
playing music from your computer. You can find
them alongside other gadgets in the iGoogle Content Directory. We've also improved some of the other features; such as better looking Quick Search
Box, support for multiple copies of a gadget, and improved Outlook search functionality. Read more on the
Google Desktop Blog and check out
these gadgets you can now add to your iGoogle homepage.
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06.10.2007Windows Live Gallery Beta
Arrives Today
Today we are launching the
beta release of the new
Windows Live Gallery
site!
This new
site is a one-stop shop for
consumers to find all of the
great Gadgets, Messenger
Activities & Bots, add-ins,
and extensions to personalize
Windows Live services.
For even more
details as well as a special
exclusive sneak peak of
another Windows Live product,
check out the video
here.
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Windows Live
Gallery also offers developers
the ability to showcase their
Windows Live add-ins to
consumers in one place,
quickly upload their latest
creations for others to see
and get feedback from the
community. Transition details
from Microsoft Gadgets to
Windows Live Gallery are
posted on the Microsoft
Gadgets site. Please submit
your Gadgets, Messenger
Activities & Bots, and Search
Macros to the Windows Live
Gallery.
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24.07.2006The 50 Greatest Gadgets of the
Past 50 Years
Here's PC World's official
(and entirely idiosyncratic)
list of the top tech gadgets
of the last half century...
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24.12.2005ASUS announces SideShow notebook
The Asustek W5Fe has been
officially announced by ASUS
as the world's first
SideShow-enabled notebook.
Thanks to an extra "bulge"
on its 12.1" widescreen lid,
it sports a 2.8" SideShow
QVGA auxiliary display and 1GB
of NAND flash.
According to Asustek, the
SideShow display can be used
to track meeting schedules,
phone numbers and emails but
can equally be used to play
games, view photos and listen
to music. Disregarding the
extra display, the notebook
runs on an 945GM Express
chipset and an Intel Core 2
Duo processor. The W5FE
supports up to 1.5GB of DDR2
memory, SATA hard drives up
160GB as well as Bluetooth
2.0+EDR and 802.11a/b/g
connectivity options.
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08.01.2007Maximizing Sidebar Gadgets
Many PC OEMs ship Windows
Vista computers with Windows
Sidebar enabled, usually only
displaying the simple clock,
photos and RSS feed gadgets.
You may've found that they
install their own home-grown
gadgets to show off additional
features or apps installed on
the PC, or as sales tools for
other products. You may even
have turned off the Sidebar
because you already have a
clock in the systray and you
use other ways to check RSS
feeds.
If so, you're
missing out, as there's a
Windows Sidebar gadget for
almost anything you might
want: PC utilities, music,
messaging, traffic reporting,
searching or just a quick game
can be yours with a click of
the mouse. If you haven't
taken the time to explore
gadgets beyond those loaded by
default, take a minute to
right-click the Sidebar and
select 'Add Gadgets.' From
there, click 'Get More
Gadgets Online' -- youll find
over 1000 different gadgets
available for download.
There are still other ways
to find gadgets: visit the
Microsoft
Gadgets Gallery,
Windows Live
Gallery and
Code
Project for hundreds more.
In addition, you'll find
links to resources for
developers and a way to submit
your own gadgets for others to
use.
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24.07.2007Microsoft kills off Popfly web service
Microsoft has confirmed it will be shutting down its' Popfly tool on August 24, 2009. In a message to the Popfly blog company official John
Montgomery confirmed "unfortunately, on August 24, 2009 the Popfly service will be discontinued and all sites, references, and resources will be
taken down. At that time, your access to your Popfly account, including any games and mashups that you have created, will be discontinued." Popfly
originally launched publicly as a beta service in October 2007. The web service was originally introduced for users to create both Windows Vista
Sidebar gadgets and Windows Live gadgets. The tool was designed to help non-programmers in creating, sharing, and embedding mashups of content, feeds,
web pages and gadgets.
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