Mira(HailStorm) Bridging XBox, PC, .Net, handhelds, and remotes
01-07-02, 09:32 AM
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Mira(HailStorm) Bridging XBox, PC, .Net, handhelds, and remotes
The device is effectively a cross between a Pocket PC-based handheld computer and a TV remote control. Sources said Mira will use Microsoft's Terminal Server, software that governs the exchange of data between a computing device and a central server.
Mira will be a wireless handheld device and contain a large screen. In conjunction with a TV or a PC, Mira will deliver Internet content, serve as a portable game player in conjunction with Microsoft's Xbox video game console, and allow consumers to shop online, view program listings and perform other tasks.
Mira will be larger than a standard Pocket PC-based handheld and be closer in size to Microsoft's Tablet PC, the wireless, portable computer design Gates touted at this fall's Comdex trade show.
Mira will be a wireless handheld device and contain a large screen. In conjunction with a TV or a PC, Mira will deliver Internet content, serve as a portable game player in conjunction with Microsoft's Xbox video game console, and allow consumers to shop online, view program listings and perform other tasks.
Mira will be larger than a standard Pocket PC-based handheld and be closer in size to Microsoft's Tablet PC, the wireless, portable computer design Gates touted at this fall's Comdex trade show.
Ambitious , to say the least.
01-07-02, 10:04 AM
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Originally posted by darkside
These devices are just too expensive to ever make an impact.
These devices are just too expensive to ever make an impact.
So you have the satalite/cable companies VS the consumer electronics giants VS the software monopoly. If Sony or MS want this market theyre gonna have to find a way to make the price point close to EchoStars. They already have a set # of sat recievers in home and in use.
