Windows Vista + SideShow + Windows Mobile = PowerPoint Remote Controller

On10 - Control PowerPoint With Your Phone

“Got a Vista laptop and a Windows Mobile Smartphone? If so, then you already have a way to control PowerPoint with your phone – all you need is some SideShow software. To get started, you must first pair your phone with your laptop via Bluetooth (if you haven’t already done so), then download SideShow for Mobile. SideShow for Mobile is an application for Windows Mobile smartphones (versions 5 and 6) and PocketPCs that let you use your phone as a Bluetooth SideShow device. The final step is to download the Office PowerPoint Remote gadget. With this gadget installed, you can control PowerPoint with your phone - no remote required! You can move forward and back, jump to a specific slide in the presentation, preview the next slide, and view the slide speaker notes on your device. It will even work right from the Today screen so you can just use the hardware buttons on the phone to control the presentation. Nice” [Description leached in full]

I think we’re going to be seeing more and more SideShow stuff coming. I feel that the tooling, features and reach (i.e. Vista install base) is getting to the point where we’re going to start seeing some cool stuff…

(via ActiveWin - Control PowerPoint With Your Phone)

Update #1: 7/5/2008 @ 9:30 AM PDT:
Sorry for the brain fart on the title. It should have read (and does now) "PowerPoint Remote Control" and NOT "PowerShell Remote Control"

Doh!

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