TIME Photo Essay: Next Gadgets: Take a look at what's next from microwaves to high-def. E-mail can be read only when a laptop is open, right? Microsoft's proposed solution is SideShow. Laptop makers are planning to design small screens on the outer body so you can read incoming messages or choose music without opening the case. SideShow will be supported by the Windows Vista operating system, launching this year.. PHOTO BY NO CREDIT
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Next Gadgets: Take a look at what's next from microwaves to high-def
It's Closed; You're Open
E-mail can be read only when a laptop is open, right? Microsoft's proposed solution is SideShow. Laptop makers are planning to design small screens on the outer body so you can read incoming messages or choose music without opening the case. SideShow will be supported by the Windows Vista operating system, launching this year.
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