Microsoft Windows Vista is nearly a year old and yet one of the more interesting functions just hasn’t matured into widespread usage. I’m thinking of support for Windows SideShow devices; secondary displays that can show information from your PC, even when it’s not powered on. The concept is great but so few devices actually support it.Ikanos Consulting is looking to change that by introducing SideShow support for both Windows Mobile devices and the iPhone. Go Gadgets for Windows Mobile is on the release calendar for some time in 2008, but if you’re interested now, you can sign up for the beta. Currently, there’s only screenshots of the iPhone version; no beta yet. According to Ikanos, the SideShow information is done through a web-based renderer which could lead to using any device with a web-browser and external connection with SideShow. Good to see this platform developing!(via Engadget Mobile)
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