Tuesday, June 4, 2002
Microsoft Unveils Latest Mira Prototypes
Posted by Jason Dunn in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 11:01 PM
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,101582,tk,dn060302X,00.asp
I find the concept of Mira fascinating, but like all things, the implementation will either kick ass or it won't - with such a UI-intensive device, it's critical for Microsoft to get it right out of the gate. Interesting article.
"A wireless LAN link between the Mira monitor and the desktop PC keeps the connection alive; the processor in the monitor does the display processing, with all the application software running on the processor on the desktop PC. This means the full power of the desktop machine is available around the home and users also have access to their files and data stored on the machine. Mira requires the remote desktop technology that ships in Windows XP Professional edition, and will not work with the Windows XP Home edition."
I find the concept of Mira fascinating, but like all things, the implementation will either kick ass or it won't - with such a UI-intensive device, it's critical for Microsoft to get it right out of the gate. Interesting article.
"A wireless LAN link between the Mira monitor and the desktop PC keeps the connection alive; the processor in the monitor does the display processing, with all the application software running on the processor on the desktop PC. This means the full power of the desktop machine is available around the home and users also have access to their files and data stored on the machine. Mira requires the remote desktop technology that ships in Windows XP Professional edition, and will not work with the Windows XP Home edition."
