NVIDIA® Preface™ Technology

Your Information Access Made Simple

Podcast Learn more about the new NVIDIA PREFACE platform for Windows Sideshow.

Imagine being able to check an address or read an email, or listen to your music playlist without having to boot up your entire PC. The NVIDIA® Preface™ technology provides “always on” access to information on your Windows Vista PC, saving you time and maximizing battery usage for your everyday tasks. This technology enables a secondary display that gives users the ability to view data from their notebook or PC through the new Windows® SideShow™ interface, a new feature of the Windows Vista™ operating system, even when the main system is powered down. Since the Preface platform is so power-efficient, it can run for hundreds of hours without draining your battery. Major manufacturers have recently announced notebooks with NVIDIA Preface built into the lid. A Window of Information into Your PC Provides “always on” access to live or synchronized data on your Windows Vista PCs Get your most necessary information through a secondary display even when your PC is off or disconnected from the display. Obtain data embedded in calendar, emails, presentations, documents, RSS feeds, music files, pictures files and gadgets Play games, enjoy music, and share pictures Automatically synchronize information between your Preface-enabled secondary device and your Windows Vista PC using USB or Bluetooth Extends battery life Preface is designed for low-power consumption on your secondary device Reduces the number of times you need to power up your Windows Vista PC Various Form Factors for NVIDIA Preface In addition to the ability to embed the Preface in a notebook lid, the Preface technology can also be seamlessly designed into existing devices and lifestyle items, such as: credit-card sized Bluetooth-enabled devices gaming companion displays for monitoring system or game statistics media center SideShow-enabled remote controls with Bluetooth backpacks, carrying cases, wallets and clothing So whatever the form factor or hosting device, customers will have access to their information via Windows SideShow.

NVIDIA is working hand in hand with Microsoft® to proliferate SideShow technology to the Windows Vista gadget developer ecosystem, providing support for the design of SideShow-enabled gadgets that extend applications beyond the everyday desktop computing environment –all with high power efficiency. NVIDIA Preface uses the Microsoft® .NET Micro Framework to display the Windows SideShow user interface. The .NET Micro framework provides a small and efficient footprint for displaying Gadget, a Windows SideShow data and user information module for Preface. In addition to gadgets, Preface supports “native” applications that take advantage of rich media, communication and streaming capabilities. Gadgets and Other Mini Applications available for the Preface platform

Music Player Audio Decode – MP3, WMA, WAV Post Processing – EQ and other special effects Productivity Tools World Clock, Date, Time, Alarm PowerPoint Emails Contacts Calendar/schedule Stop Watch Notes Tasks Lid Closed System and Application Control

Photo and Video Playback and Remote Control NVIDIA Photo Slide Show Video Decode – JPEG, MJPEG NVIDIA Video Player Windows Media Player Windows Media Center Edition Gadgets Universal Remote Control with Preface Electronic Program Guide Live Web or local camera monitoring Security and home control System Intelligence User Name / Information System Information Model Number Manufacturer Serial Number OEM Support Technical Contact Information Logos System Functions Updated System State Battery Facts Notebook Power and Connectivity Status Password / Screen Lock support Language Settings Theme Settings

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