Comments on: Windows 7 Device Stage: Ready, Set, No Go!

By: Gavin

Gavin — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:36:44 +0000

Hooked up my LG quatum windows phone and it did nothing. WTF!

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:18:06 +0000

So far, the only devices I have showing an icon of their own are my G15 keyboard, clearchat headset and G5 laser mouse. I’m not actually surprised, though, as most of my hardware is older. None of them have a “stage,” either.

I do, however, look forward to seeing this used more – at least, I hope it will be.

By: Ambious

Ambious — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:21:22 +0000

Sadly, I predicted this early on. My MS contacs said it was OEM’s fault, I say it’s MS’. If they can scare OEMs into making drivers in time, they can get them to make Device Stage XMLs.

By: AaronM

AaronM — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:58:25 +0000

I have three printers, and they all have the same Icon as that above.

By: David

David — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:10:17 +0000

Hi all, I have had similar disappointment with the device stage. I have an iPhone 3GS, a Shuffle G3, a HP 7280 All in One printer, a Nikon D90, a Logitech Bluetooth Mouse and even a Microsoft Mobile Mouse 6000 which did not work (as expected) with device stage (I am running RTM Windows 7 Ultimate). All of the devices were detected however none worked as per the Windows 7 advertising with nice glossy icons etc. The exceptions as follows:

1. With the Microsoft mouse the device DID show up with the fancy pictures etc in Device Stage AFTER I installed the Microsoft driver (Intellipoint software). Prior to the software install it displayed an HID
2. The Nikon D90 does have a taskbar (generic) icon (the same as the picture in the original post, with battery and remaining memory information, but nothing like the glossy pictures which Microsoft themselves demonstrated with this very camera.

I am very dissapointed with the way this Device Stage was incorrectly touted as a feature of Windows 7, I hope they get this sorted SOON!!! I have been running Windows 7 since the Beta, through the RC and now the official version of Ultimate. I find the software quite good and have been generally happy with it. I really hope they have not taken too many more shorcuts to get this OS launched on time.

By: AJ

AJ — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:32:19 +0000

@Mike Cern,

I have the Sansa Clip as well and I can back your claim that it does get recognized in Device Stage.

By: Backlin

Backlin — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:39:55 +0000

I’m agreeing with Bouke on the webcam portion of his post. I have to get some third party program to test out my webcam, I didn’t feel like video chatting.

By: Mike Cerm

Mike Cerm — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:56:51 +0000

My Sansa Clip works with Device Stage, and that’s the only device I’ve tried.

I think that Device Stage is one those new features which demos nicely, but ultimately is only as useful as third-parties are willing to make it. WPF was supposed to revolutionize the look and feel of applications. It never happened, because developers didn’t care enough to rewrite their software, or just didn’t want to break compatibility with older Windows versions.

There are lots of devices that are already supported, at least in some generic way. The picture will improve over time, but it unclear whether hardware manufacturers will really jump on board and push Device Stage beyond it’s current state.

By: Bouke timbermont

Bouke timbermont — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:27:51 +0000

I am currently using the RC (and will switch to the retail version soon) and for me, device stage works fine. For example, My microsoft SideWinder x3 mouse, logitech illuminated keyboard, xbox360 controller, Sandisk Cruzer Contour USB drive all have photo-realistic matching icons. The features of device sage however, are somewhat disappointing. The only real feature I get comes with my Coolpix S210, and it let’s me see the free memory (not battery state however…) and gives a shortcut to make picasa import the pics.

however something I’d like is to use my webcam through device stage: device stage recognizes my webcam as a… well, a webcam, but why can’t I just have a peak through it from within device stage? Currently I have to open up the creative tools that come with it (which, to be honnest, I don’t like for a bit). If device stage sees the webcam and knows it’s a webcam, why can’t it USE it as a webcam?