Windows SideShow Team Blog

You can register to view the recorded MSDN Webcast on writing gadgets for Windows SideShow. If you have not done this before, you will need to register for the webcasts - a pretty straightforward process. MSDN Architecture Webcast: Using Windows SideShow...

Today the RTM release of the Windows Media Center Gadgets for Windows SideShow is available on the Windows Live Gallery ! Download locations: Install the 32-bit version Install the 64-bit version 4 gadgets are included: · TV: Browse...

We've talked about various concept devices supporting the Windows SideShow platform. Engadget has just posted thoughts on one of these concepts - the Media Center remote control for Windows SideShow control supporting gadgets. This concept is one that...

Today we released the Windows SideShow for Windows Mobile Developer Preview. Now any Windows Mobile 5 or 6 phone can work as a Bluetooth Windows SideShow device! We've got some favorite uses of it already, including using it to control PowerPoint presentations...

Today we've released a beta of the next version of the Windows SideShow Device SDK for .NET Micro Framework (v1.4), and we need your help to test it out! Among other improvements and fixes, the beta includes: New Portrait QVGA UI designed for remote...

We’re excited to announce the Beta release of the Media Center Gadgets for Windows SideShow! Click the following link to join our open Microsoft Connect program for the Media Center Gadget Beta: http://connect.microsoft.com/InvitationUse.aspx?ProgramID...

We are very excited about Logitech's latest 3.02 software release for GamePanel-enabled devices! The new G19 keyboard has a color display that is now fully SideShow-enabled. Now you can enjoy using all of your favorite SideShow Gadgets without interrupting...

We've been saying "It's coming" for a very long while--and now we can officially say, " IT'S HERE! " On behalf of the entire Windows SideShow team, I would like to announce public availability of the Windows SideShow Device SDK for .NET Micro Framework...

A bug has surfaced in the Windows SideShow for Windows Mobile Developer Preview that causes the software to prematurely report that the beta period has expired and to go online to download the RTM version. The download has been temporarily pulled, and...

The Windows SideShow for Windows Mobile Developer Preview, which was prematurely showing a notification that the beta had expired, has been fixed and is now available at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=79f19684-f862-4e02-a2b0...

Download Locations Windows SideShow Managed API 1.0 SDK (for developers writing gadgets using managed code) Windows SideShow Managed Runtime 1.0 (for running gadgets built using managed code) It has been 16 months since the release of our...

Bluetooth SideShow devices that are paired with a Computer running Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC), may become disabled after rebooting the Computer. In particular, this affects the Windows SideShow for Windows Mobile Developer Preview . This is due...

Greetings! Download the Release Candidate build of the Windows Media Center Gadgets for Windows SideShow here: Download If you have not joined this program you can join with this link: http://connect.microsoft.com/InvitationUse.aspx?ProgramID=2380&SiteID...

I had a chance to chat with Markus Egger from the CoDe Magazine on where our platform currently is and where we'd like to see it going. He wrote a great article Unveiling Windows SideShow that descirbes the Windows SideShow platform covering some potential...

Can't make it to TechEd: Developers or MobileConnections and want to learn how to build gadgets for Windows SideShow? I'll be doing a webcast on November 28, 2006 at 10am PST on MSDN and show you what you need to know to get started. I haven't yet finalized...

Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, and SideShow fans from around the world: I am pleased--no, thrilled!--to announce that the beta version of the Windows SideShow .NET Framework Components 1.0 (aka the managed API) is now LIVE . That's right, folks...

All you avid readers must have noticed things have been pretty quiet around here lately--so I want to assure you that we're still here! Sriram has, unfortunately, left Microsoft, so I'm taking over the blog to share with you all the latest and greatest...

Last Tuesday, September 26, we quietly released our brand new Windows SideShow Gallery on gallery.live.com! This is going to be the spot to share and download gadgets for Windows SideShow. Go ahead and upload something you've created, we'd love to see...

The SideShow team is excited to announce the Windows SideShow Bitmap Driver! This is an open source project that we are hosting on CodePlex: http://www.codeplex.com/SideShowBitmap We have provided source code for a Driver and a Simulator ...

The Windows SideShow team is proud to announce the release candidates of these exciting software products. This SDK makes it possible to build Windows SideShow-compatible interactive touchpads, Wi-Fi based SideShow remote controls, and wireless “fridge...

If you're interested in Windows SideShow technology, and you haven't yet seen what Matt and James at Ikanos Consulting have been up to recently, well, you're missing out. They've just released Beta 3 of their Go Gadgets software for Windows Mobile, and...

Wow, it's been a while since I've posted an update here. But don't fear--we're still here! In fact, we've been very busy working away on a whole host of exciting new things, and I'm pleased to be able to share with you the first fruits of that labor:...

The third Windows SideShow-enabled PC in the market isn't a mobile PC--it's Dell's new XPS 420 desktop! This powerful machine is sporting a 2.5" QVGA Windows SideShow-enabled secondary display on the top of the case, giving you instant access to control...

Yesterday, the Windows Embedded team released support for Windows SideShow on Windows CE 5.0 ! Combined with our Universal Driver, this new platform can work over USB, Bluetooth or TCP/IP connections, and easily enable SideShow functionality on a wide...

Want to get your hands on the VAVE100 Windows SideShow-enabled remote control? It's now available for pre-order through Amazon.com, so you can be one of the first to get it once it's out.