I think a great way would be for accessing information (like the ikanos [spelling?] beta) via other ways outside of bluetooth.

In their scenario, a simple thing like a shopping list. You may have forgot it on the PC (or forgot to sync it), but using sideshow it is there via EVDO/3G/wifi/whatever.

I am excited for it, just hope something happens with it.

Completely agree Matt and I should point out, not all Vista Sidebar Gadgets are SideShow compatible. I don’t want folks to think that all of their gadgets will work with this.

The tricky part with Windows Mobile as a SideShow device is that the traditional vision might not make sense. Most SideShow displays are demonstrated by showing Mail, Appointments and other Outlook data. Windows Mobile already does that well enough, so for this to take off, developers need to create unique ways to make it a value-add. Having said that, I do like using my Dash as a remote control for Windows Media Player on my UMPC. ;)

I like it, and got it to work after finding the universal bluetooth driver.

Can this be useful? Heck yea…but I think it is at a hard point. It wont be useful until you get developers to make gadgets and if you can use something like WiFi or EVDO (or the like) to get access.

If developers dont develop, then it is useless…if developers see it as useless they wont develop. Gotta get a couple of devs to take the chance and go with it.

Thanks a lot for the heads up on this Kevin!

Raphael

Question concerning HP Mini-Note: what dvd burner would you recommend to run with the Mini-Note?

Thanks…