Mira launch set for January 8
BetaNews | at | by Mike
Microsoft Chief Software Architect Bill Gates announced at COMDEX Fall 2002 that the first Windows Powered Smart Displays, a technology formerly code-named Mira, will debut on January 8, 2003. ViewSonic will be the first manufacturer to bring the product to market and is accepting pre-orders for its airpanel V110 and V150 Smart Displays. The wireless touch-screen LCD monitors run Windows CE for Smart Displays and enable a user to work on a PC from anywhere in the home. Along with ViewSonic, Microsoft partners creating Smart Displays include NEC, Fujitsu, Philips, LG Electronics and National Semiconductor.