http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/12/usb-enabled-picolcd-sideshow-display-may-soon-be-a-collectors-i/ Engadget Comments for USB-enabled PicoLCD SideShow display may soon be a collector's item http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/12/usb-enabled-picolcd-sideshow-display-may-soon-be-a-collectors-i/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/12/usb-enabled-picolcd-sideshow-display-may-soon-be-a-collectors-i/
If the functionality is there (and I am assuming easy to set up), it'd be cool to have a little... screen full of dumb shit by my side while I work on my PC. If not just to remind me how hot my GPU is for no reason even when I barely use it and piss me off.]]>Sep 12th 2008 9:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/12/usb-enabled-picolcd-sideshow-display-may-soon-be-a-collectors-i/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/12/usb-enabled-picolcd-sideshow-display-may-soon-be-a-collectors-i/Sep 12th 2008 9:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/12/usb-enabled-picolcd-sideshow-display-may-soon-be-a-collectors-i/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/12/usb-enabled-picolcd-sideshow-display-may-soon-be-a-collectors-i/Sep 12th 2008 9:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/12/usb-enabled-picolcd-sideshow-display-may-soon-be-a-collectors-i/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/12/usb-enabled-picolcd-sideshow-display-may-soon-be-a-collectors-i/
The ease with which they abandon this stuff should be telling.]]>Sep 12th 2008 9:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/12/usb-enabled-picolcd-sideshow-display-may-soon-be-a-collectors-i/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/12/usb-enabled-picolcd-sideshow-display-may-soon-be-a-collectors-i/
Glance down on it to see weather, stocks, gmail/email, etc. etc....thousands of gadgets/widgets that do little neat things that appeal to each person. So, I think they had the right idea. Manufacturers and device makers just aren't jumping to make products that can do something more than the minimum.]]>Sep 13th 2008 6:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/12/usb-enabled-picolcd-sideshow-display-may-soon-be-a-collectors-i/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/12/usb-enabled-picolcd-sideshow-display-may-soon-be-a-collectors-i/Sep 12th 2008 10:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/12/usb-enabled-picolcd-sideshow-display-may-soon-be-a-collectors-i/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/12/usb-enabled-picolcd-sideshow-display-may-soon-be-a-collectors-i/
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These sort of devices are no more than novelties, and afaik sideshow technology was primarily aimed at notebooks, to allow a small screen to show info and save power with main monitor off. Like playing music with the screen closed. Other than that, I think its just an "okay" idea paired with little market support, leading to its quick death.]]>Sep 12th 2008 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/12/usb-enabled-picolcd-sideshow-display-may-soon-be-a-collectors-i/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/12/usb-enabled-picolcd-sideshow-display-may-soon-be-a-collectors-i/
Also, for those saying that sideshow is a pure novelty, check out the currently beta plugin for windows mobile. It's really impressive, as it is an amazing 'super remote' for media center, with ability to create playlists, and offers full control of the PC via your phone or PDA.

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I'm not even a "cheap" person - but come on! A 4x20 text display? That's like a $5 item - and a PIC USB controller? Another $5. Give 'em a 50% margin and call it $20 even - but $50?!

I'd buy one in a hearbeat....but not for $50!]]>Sep 12th 2008 5:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/12/usb-enabled-picolcd-sideshow-display-may-soon-be-a-collectors-i/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/12/usb-enabled-picolcd-sideshow-display-may-soon-be-a-collectors-i/Sep 12th 2008 4:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/12/usb-enabled-picolcd-sideshow-display-may-soon-be-a-collectors-i/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/12/usb-enabled-picolcd-sideshow-display-may-soon-be-a-collectors-i/Sep 13th 2008 7:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/12/usb-enabled-picolcd-sideshow-display-may-soon-be-a-collectors-i/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/12/usb-enabled-picolcd-sideshow-display-may-soon-be-a-collectors-i/
Let's see some XP love and maybe we'll talk.]]>Sep 14th 2008 8:59AM