LG Z1 Laptop Features NVIDIA Preface with SideShow

NVIDIA today announced that LG Electronics (LG) has a new series of notebook computers, the LG Z1, featuring NVIDIA Preface Personal Media Display (PMD) platform with Windows SideShow.

“Windows SideShow is a new technology that allows the Windows Vista operating system to drive auxiliary displays providing consumers with faster and easier to use bite-size bits of information. NVIDIA Preface interface (located on the notebook’s lid) allows consumers to link to the programs and data stored on the main system, even when the notebook is in hibernation mode or turned off. Some of the many gadgets that can be used on the go without draining battery life, include music playback, photo slideshows, e-mail, calendars, world clocks, stock quotes, RSS feeds, and more”, according to the NVIDIA’s press release.

LG Z1 notebook, which is showcased at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, features Intel Core 2 Duo processor, T7200 at 2.0GHz, the 12.1-inch widescreen (1280 x 800) display and a 1GB of DDR2 memory.

According to NVIDIA, the LG Z1 series notebooks are expected to be available in conjunction with the Microsoft Windows Vista launch. There is no info on Z1’s pricing.

The LG Z1 is the second unveiled laptop with SideShow, after Asus W5Fe.