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High Tech Gift Gadgets – The Vista Side Show

When you talk of high-tech gadgets, the first name that comes to mind is Vista-only Sideshow gizmos. For quite some time now, this has been an excellent gadget that has excited tech enthusiasts. A significant point is that despite its long-term publicity, it has failed to make its presence known.

Vista-only Sideshow gadget was prominently showcased at CES in 2007. In fact, a few have been shipped in the last few years. This gadget, nonetheless, spells good news for those whose budgets are low. Interestingly, the slide show is very efficient when used on the Windows mobile phone; hence, it is a surefire gift gadget in high demand in years to come.

However, there are a few negative aspects associated with these high-tech gadgets, and these include high overhead costs. In fact, overhead costs massively increase as they include color screens and chipsets, which are basically the main problems plaguing manufacturers of this excellent high-tech gadget.

Observers conclude that their high manufacturing costs will make them inaccessible to the common folk who might want to buy them when the device is shipped. This will be devastating despite the popular perception that it is a gadget for the masses.

While discussing this high-tech gadget, it needs to be mentioned that Ikanos Consulting, a startup, has just released beta 2 of the Go Gadgets for Windows Mobile software package.

This gadget will ensure the availability of Sideshow on any Windows Mobile-based cell phone and hence make it much more user-friendly. Ikanos will be releasing the software for free on January 8, and this announcement has led to a major boost in the software market.

The Sideshow is an excellent user-friendly gadget that helps control your PC’s content. Hence, it is best designated as an extension of your mobile phone’s features. A major characteristic of this gadget is that it adds “glanceable” data to the synchronization mix. With this new gadget in your possession, you can now include information collected from the Internet and your local network, greatly enhancing your content base.

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To test the slideshow, one needs to follow certain major steps. The first step is to install beta 2 of the Go Gadgets for Windows Mobile on an AT&T Tilt. However, after you are knowledgeable about this great gadget in the first phase, make sure that you run it on a PC running Windows Vista Enterprise.

Sideshow ensures that you open the control panel and select the high-tech gadgets you want to run on the phone. The Sideshow is as good as the gadgets that power it. However, since there are not too many Sideshows in the present market, the developers are not keen on developing gadgets.

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