RSSMira 'Smart Displays' Pushed to 2003
By Nate Mook | Published October 16, 2002, 7:05 AM
Originally on tap for a holiday debut, Windows Powered Smart Displays will not be available until early 2003, a Microsoft spokesperson acknowledged Tuesday. The technology, formerly code-named Mira, runs on Windows CE for Smart Displays and enables a user to work on a PC from anywhere in the home using a detachable LCD or mobile monitor.
"While the specific launch date is still TBD, Microsoft is working with its partners including Viewsonic, Philips, NEC and Fujitsu to have these devices available in the first quarter of 2003," a Microsoft spokesperson told BetaNews.
Microsoft will showcase smart displays from NEC and Fujitsu this week at WPC Expo in Tokyo, Japan. But Japanese consumers must also wait until 2003 to try out the technology. While no specific details were given as to the cause of the delay, Microsoft has said it wants to ensure it delivers a high-quality product.
"Microsoft and its partners are first and foremost focused on quality and are committed to delivering a product that will meet the requirements of our customers," the spokesperson said.
may not be because of any technical issues with Mira displays.
It might be the fact that Tablet PC is about to launched in mid November. MS marketting might be afraid that people will be confused and will not be able to diffrentiate between Tablet PC and Mira Smart Displays.
Not releasing both products at the same time will avoid this confusion.
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|i actually saw one of these in action at at a microsoft conference. the cool thing about hte screen is that it can double as a pass through lcd monitor with touch screen also. so your 800-1000 is going to a multi purpose piece of equipment.
overall a really cool idea. would i buy one? probably not... would i steal one, probably yes..lol
scott
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|I never heard of this thing before but now that I read about it, its awesome! e-mail, online chat while sitting in front of a tv or while "nature calls". Only bad part, like a laptop, it won't run games well will it? just wondering
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|Well, this is basically running a terminal session to your desktop computer itself... so no, gaming would not be very good on this platform.
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|I'd really like to see you try and play a game with a pen anyway ;)
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|I'm more interested in this than tablet pc. System weight is too much of a factor to consider when holding something like that in ur arms. Since mira is based on simpler technology, size and weight won't have to be such an issue.
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|I agree!
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|still it won't run for long unless soemone invents wireless power :)
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|Fuel Cells ;)
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|I've heard rumors that they have one that has 14hrs of battery life... I guess we will find out later though.
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|psychic powers!
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|I am assuming that this product will have a retail price of $1000+. Why not just buy a 1-2 year old laptop and setup a wireless network. You would have much more power and flexibility in the laptop.
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|Under 1000 price tag range if I remember the info I saw awhile back on this. Cool Stuff.....
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|Wireless Electricity was inveted almost 100 years ago. By Nikola Tesla, The same person that invent radio(it wasn´t Marconi), Alterning Currect, The tesla coil, every piece of equipment used to make AC electricity and about 700(really) other things. And he also has the record on man-made lightning/thunder. But noone wanted to invest in the "wireless" infrastructure so the project died out. But while he was alive he was capable of sending electricity 40 Kilometers(from basestation to goal) over the air. So thats quite an achivement... Tesle was very impressive and it´s him we should thank for electricity but nobody knows about it. Everyone thinks that it was Edison and him alone that gave us electicity. And that´s so wrong. Edison only stole a few patents and so on. But sure. He inveted Direct Current but that isn´t used that much. Almost everything runs on AC electricity.
(sorry for my bad english [I´m finnish :) ])
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|You mean Benjamen Franklen, don't you?
Anyway, don't they use DC in Europe?
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|Err.. we dont use DC in Europe?.. Why would you say that?
What a strange thing to state....
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|I was asking if DC was used in Europe, rather than AC... I thought it was... can anyone confirm or deny that?
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|No, we do not use DC in Europe.
AFAIK noone else does either.
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