The latest version of the Preface Personal Media Display platform, a secondary processor and display subsystem that allows access to data on a notebook or PC even when the main system is
powered down, delivers wireless capabilities to the platform. The wireless component promises to
deliver the full benefits of Windows SideShow, a feature of Windows Vista, while on the go.
Preface provides notebook PC users running Windows SideShow with always-on access to e-mail,
calendars, maps, and other data via a secondary display. Extensions to the platform support
Bluetooth wireless communication. NVIDIA CORP., Santa Clara, CA. (408) 486-2000. Click on Reader Service at www.eepn.com
Windows SideShow SideShow devices communicate with the main PC via mini-applications called gadgets, which
retrieve critical data from hard drives or online information sources. Several gadgets are expected
to ship with Windows Vista, with many more available for download on the Microsoft Gadget Web
site (www.microsoftgadgets.com) or pre-installed by the PC OEM or system builder. The NVIDIA
Preface platform also includes native SideShow gadgets that interoperate with the built-in Music
Player and Picture Viewer, both of which can operate even when the host PC is powered down.
