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 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 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 free ebook: Introducing Microsoft Visual Basic 2005
Get a focused, first look at the features and capabilities in Microsoft Visual Basic 2005, Visual Studio 2005, and the .NET Framework 2.0. If you currently work with Visual Basic 6, these authors fully understand the adoption and code migration issues you'll encounter.
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12.4.2006 Microsoft SQL Server Management Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005
The Microsoft SQL Server Management Pack provides both proactive and reactive monitoring of SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2000 in an enterprise environment. Availability and configuration monitoring, performance data collection, and default thresholds are built for enterprise-level monitoring. Both local and remote connectivity checks help ensure database availability.
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5.6.2006 Microsoft Pre-Release Software Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 - September CTP
The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 (formerly known as WinFX), is the new managed code programming model for Windows. It combines the power of the .NET Framework 2.0 with new technologies for building applications that have visually compelling user experiences, seamless communication across technology boundaries, and the ability to support a wide range of business processes.
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24.9.2006 Podcasts: Microsoft IT Showcase: How Microsoft IT Architects and Configures DFS Replication
Edit: Something close to my heart! I sure hope the R2 changes to DFS are as good as they sound in all the marketing documents!
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25.2.2006 Microsoft Showcases Platform Advancements in the 2007 Microsoft Office System
Second annual Microsoft Office System Developers Conference highlights opportunity for custom solutions development utilizing innovations in the 2007 release.
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23.3.2006 Microsoft set to beta Microsoft Security Essentials June 23
Microsoft confirmed today that they plan to release a public beta of Microsoft Security Essentials (formerly codenamed Morro) on June 23.
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18.6.2009 Microsoft is 30 years old today! have a look at the Microsoft Timeline
It's hard to believe that Microsoft is already 30 years old. The company that made Redmond, Washington, a household name was actually founded in 1975 in another city by two young Seattle men, one of whom was a college dropout. From this inauspicious beginning came an equally improbable vision: A personal computer on every desk and in every home. Thirty years later, it seems so obvious. But at the time, when only a handful of people knew what a personal computer was, it was a great leap of faith and daring.
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Microsoft Windows Microsoft Application Verifier 3.2.0038
Application Verifier is a runtime verification tool for unmanaged code that assists in quickly finding subtle programming errors that can be extremely difficult to identify with normal application testing.
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26.7.2006 Microsoft executive: Pirating software? Choose Microsoft!
Microsoft doesn't want you to pirate their software, but if you must choose between illegally installing Windows or a competitor's operating system, Microsoft would prefer that you choose them.
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15.3.2007 Microsoft releases new Ultimate Extras - Microsoft Tinker
Microsoft has silently released 3 updates for Windows Ultimate users today.
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23.9.2008 Microsoft trademark reveals Microsoft Store logo
A fortnight ago, detailed plans of the long anticipated Microsoft Store were revealed in all its theoretical glory when Gizmodo published over 50 slides from a Powerpoint presentation prepared by the project’s consultancy firm.
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5.8.2009 Microsoft Launches Microsoft TalentLab in The Netherlands
Demand for ICT specialists is growing; new portal site advertises job vacancies at Microsoft partners – with guaranteed training.
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25.3.2007 Microsoft 4 Patas
Four different wallpapers with those that are considered men best friend. Besides that, icons and sounds give a special touch in this theme, that is already a success in those that love dogs.
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5.1.2006 What Microsoft has that Linux
Microsoft has seven "Microsoft Across America" trucks cruising the country, visiting Microsoft Partners at their request to show off the latest Windows wonders. At last count, there were exactly zero (0) "Linux Across America" trucks.
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15.8.2006 Microsoft isn't done with Vista yet
There is still more work to be done on Windows Vista, said Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, on the day the company's highly-anticipated operating system is officially released to enterprise customers.
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2.12.2006 Why Does Everyone Hate Microsoft?
I'm doing a short project on Microsoft and its impact on society.
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15.12.2006 A word with you, please, Microsoft
If Microsoft's 1976 was all about "hobbyists" and "Altair," then its buzzwords for 2006 were things such as "connected entertainment," "interoperability," "Zune," and "Windows Vista."
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2.1.2007 Microsoft’s IE 8.0: More than just vaporware
When I mentioned in a post yesterday that I had heard there was an alpha build of Internet Explorer (IE) 8.0 circulating inside Microsoft, some were skeptical.
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15.1.2007 Microsoft Feeds Plus
Microsoft Feeds Plus is an
Internet Explorer 7 add-on for Windows XP/2003/Vista that makes your feed reading experience easy and efficient. You can read your feeds in a combined view (aggregate feeds) and get pop-up notifications when there are new items to read.
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27.1.2007 Microsoft Wants Yahoo
Stung by the loss of Internet advertising firm DoubleClick to Google last month, Microsoft has intensified its pursuit of a deal with Yahoo!, asking the company to re-enter formal negotiations, The Post has learned.
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5.5.2007 Microsoft: Why the Silence about IE 8.0?
Two years ago, Microsoft used the Bill Gates keynote at its MIX conference as the launch pad for Internet Explorer (IE) 7.0, which shipped last year. However, this year at MIX07, news of the next IE version, which Microsoft has confirmed is in development, was not to be had.
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6.5.2007 Microsoft Seadragon
Seadragon is an incubation project resulting from the acquisition of Seadragon Software in February. Its aim is nothing less than to change the way we use screens, from wall-sized displays to mobile devices, so that visual information can be smoothly browsed regardless of the amount of data involved or the bandwidth of the network.
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6.6.2007 Microsoft Got Hacked!
The official Microsoft U.K. Domain was attacked and defaced by a hacker identified as rEmOtEr. Microsoft confirmed that the hack has been successful. rEmOtEr altered a webpage in the Microsoft.co.uk domain with two images and multiple references to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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1.7.2007 Microsoft Gives Up on Antitrust
Microsoft has long been a landmark of monopoly worldwide. But this detail is about to change as the Redmond company has evolved, following the various antitrust rulings against it both at home and abroad. In this context, Microsoft has suffered antitrust scrutinies not only in the U.S. but also in the European Union as well as in South Korea.
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16.10.2007Windows 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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23.01.2008Learn 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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17.09.2008Windows 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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28.05.2008Microsoft 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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24.01.2008Get to know Windows SideShow
Columnist Walter Glenn
discusses the exciting new
Windows SideShow feature
available in Windows Vista...
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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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17.05.2007Windows 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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22.10.2008Microsoft 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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16.06.2007Why 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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22.05.2007ASUS 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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08.01.2007WinMo 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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26.02.2008One 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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06.12.2007The Ultimate Windows Vista laptop
The most visible part of
Windows Vista is the Aero
interface, and while we can't
deny that it looks very swish
we find it very hard to get
excited by a shiny new GUI.
Instead, we're looking
forward to new Vista hardware,
which includes a new use for
the humble USB memory key and
much, much more. So what will
the ultimate Windows Vista
notebook offer? Possibly the
most dramatic new feature in
Vista is Windows SideShow,
shown here on the Asus W5Fe
which will have an estimated
price of £1,399 inc VAT.
You shouldn't have
much trouble running Vista on
any recent laptop, provided it
has decent graphics, but if
you want to make the most of
the new operating system
you'll need specific
hardware. The W5Fe is
significant because it's the
first Vista-specific laptop to
break cover, as opposed to a
laptop that can run
Vista.SideShow uses a
secondary screen and a
cut-down OS - which we assume
is a form of Windows Mobile -
so you can check email, look
up a phone number or check
your schedule without the need
to start Vista.
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25.01.2007Get 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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14.01.2009'Bear Lake,' New Form Factor PCs Take Stage at Computex
With only a few major chip
revisions on the horizon,
Taiwan's
strengthscost-cutting and,
more recently, system
designwill be on display,
analysts said. They'll also
have four new or relatively
new industry platforms to play
with: the Ultra Mobile PC
(UMPC); new Tablet PC
revisions; the distinctive
design of Apple's iPhone; and
SideShow, a secondary-display
technology from Microsoft.
Traditionally,
Computex has been a chip show.
Although companies like Acer
have climbed into the upper
echelons of the PC industry,
the conference is best known
for its walls and walls of
motherboards and graphics
cards, all showing off
microprocessors and graphics
chips from AMD, ATI, Intel,
Nvidia, and VIA.
Within the chip industry,
the major announcement
expected at Computex is
Intel's formal launch of its
"Bear Lake" P35 and G33
chipsetsalthough the chipsets
have already been announced,
and in some cases have even
begun shipping. ECS, for
example, plans to announce the
P35T-A and G33T-M motherboards
at the show, according to
reports. Rival AMD and its ATI
graphics division have taken a
far more low-key approach,
according to analysts,
sparking rumors that the
company is having more
problems with its
manufacturing. ..
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02.06.2007Broad Beta of .NET Micro
Framework Debuts
Microsoft announced on Tuesday
the broad public release of a
beta developer kit for the
.NET Micro Framework at the
Embedded Systems Conference
being held in Boston. The .NET
Micro Framework provides a
managed code development
environment for small devices
like smart watches that are
typically constrained by cost,
memory, processor and/or power
consumption, according to
company statements.
Microsoft's intent is to
extend the advantages of .NET
and Visual Studio to the
smallest classes of
devices.
The
framework currently provides
the software platform for all
Smart Watches for MSN Direct.
Additionally, the company
plans to include it in Windows
Vista SideShow displays and in
an upcoming version of
Microsoft TV Foundation
Edition, the statements
say.
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28.09.2006Microsoft and Ford Team Up In-Car Computing
Remember Microsoft's Blue&Me
project with Fiat, the one
that equipped select models
with an in-car computer system
with all kinds of connectivity
functionality?
Well, we've learned from a
source close to Microsoft's
car-computer project that
Microsoft and Ford are
planning to announce the US
availability of the system in
2007, no doubt with coinciding
announcements at CES and the
NAIAS (aka Detroit auto show).
We don't yet have
all the details nailed down,
but the system (currently
dubbed Blue&Me, although we
can't confirm that will be
the US market name) will have
cross-platform smartphone
support (i.e. not just Windows
Mobile) with Bluetooth, SAP
(i.e. SIM Access Profile for
contact downloads, voice
dialing, etc.), and all the
fixins.
No word
yet on whether it'll support
Sideshow, all the fun TBox
stuff like GPS and car diags,
or be available for non-Ford
and/or aftermarket installs,
but we'll all know more come
CES.
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20.12.2006‘Sensing' more about what's coming in Windows 7
Over the past six months, many individuals have downloaded early, unauthorized Windows 7 test builds that have leaked from Microsoft since late last
year (
the 6519 series). They’ve been looking for clues
— any clues — about some of the new bits that will be part of the next version of Windows client,
expected out in late 2009 or so.
But one potential new Windows 7
feature about which I haven’t seen a whole lot of speculation is something called “Windows Sensors.” (
See the screen shot from an early Windows 7 build sent to me by
a tester who asked not to be identified.) What are these mysterious Windows Sensors mentioned under the “Hardware and Sound” category in
the Windows 7 Control Panel — alongside Windows SideShow, Tablet PC settings and game controllers?
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19.06.2008Asustek to showcase notebook audio-visual workstation at CES
Asustek Computer will showcase
its XG Station, an
audio-visual workstation for
notebooks at the upcoming 2007
International CES in Las
Vegas, according to the
company. The XG Station,
equipped with discrete
graphics chips, Dolby output
and USB 2.0, give users better
graphics and audio-visual
effects when connected to
their notebooks, the company
said. During CES, Asustek will
also display its 12-inch W5Fe,
a Vista SideShow-supporting
notebook, and the G1 and G2
gaming notebooks, both
equipped with discrete
graphics chips.
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02.01.2007Windows Vista Named "Best of CES 2007"
Today, the Windows Vista™
operating system has been
selected by the editors at
CNET (http://www.cnet.com) as
a winner of the "Best of CES
2007" award in the computers
and hardware category at the
2007 International Consumer
Electronics Show (CES).
Windows Vista, scheduled to be
broadly available on Jan. 30,
2007, was honored for
enhancements and innovations
that provide users with an
experience that is easier,
safer, more entertaining and
better connected, at home or
on the go. "It is a great
honor to have Windows Vista
declared one of the best
products at this year's
CES," said Mike Sievert,
corporate vice president for
Windows® Client Marketing at
Microsoft Corp. "We are in
outstanding company here at
the show, and this award is an
indication of what customers
can expect when they are able
to experience Windows Vista
for themselves later this
month."
The
development of Windows Vista
is the result of an
unprecedented collaboration
between Microsoft and its
customers and partners. The
product was designed with the
help of millions of testers
worldwide, including 50
families from seven countries
taking part in the Wife with
Windows Vista program. The
feedback gathered from this
testing was invaluable to the
product development, and
Windows Vista is better
because of it. In preparation
for the Windows Vista launch,
thousands of PC manufacturers
and system builders across the
globe are preparing to deliver
new PCs designed to run the
new operating system. By Jan.
30, more than 1.5 million
devices will have the Works
with Windows Vista logo and
more than 2,000 products will
be Certified for Windows
Vista, helping make Internet
and networking connections,
home entertainment and
business tasks faster, easier
and more secure. Many of those
products are on display at
CES, including two Windows
Vista-based PCs - the HP
TouchSmart PC IQ770 and the
ASUS W5Fe SideShow™ Notebook -
that were the other two
finalists for the Best of CES
award in the computers and
hardware category.
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