| In this age when everything is hectic, | | | | SideShow, you can check your calendar, scan |
| conveniences matter a lot. And with the new | | | | top news stories or view your Windows Mail |
| feature from Microsoft Vista, having | | | | inbox without having to turn your computer |
| information at your fingertips has become | | | | on. The extra display also allows you to view |
| even better. With the advent of the Windows | | | | essential information whether you laptop is |
| SideShow, viewing and downloading information | | | | on, off or in a sleep mode, saving you both |
| from one PC to another has never been easier. | | | | time and battery life. You can also look up |
| | | | appointments and contacts on the secondary |
| The new Microsoft Vista Windows SideShow | | | | screen. Selection and navigation through the |
| comes with a feature akin to a picture frame. | | | | accessible functionality is also easy with |
| This wireless-based Vista mechanism supports | | | | the little buttons located next to the |
| a secondary screen on your computer. The | | | | screen. |
| Windows SideShow from Microsoft Vista can be | | | | |
| used to view information from your mobile or | | | | The information displayed on a stationary LCD |
| desktop computer to a wide variety of devices | | | | screen is courtesy of an Auxiliary Display |
| like on a keyboard's display, a display | | | | Controller (ADC). The LCD screen may be of |
| embedded on a laptop lid, or one that's built | | | | any size a device designer needs. Screens may |
| into your remote control. This Microsoft | | | | range from monochrome panel of a computer's |
| Vista technology allows users to download | | | | external surface, on a remote control or on a |
| information from a computer to another | | | | mobile phone. The Microsoft Vista's SideShow |
| device, keep it for display and have it on | | | | uses Application Programming Interfaces |
| standby and ready to be referenced. | | | | (APIs) in order to convert information to a |
| | | | type that allows efficient display on the |
| With the new Microsoft Vista Windows | | | | small screens on mobile devices. |