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The PC Display has Left the Building

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the now-thats-an-idea dept.

Makarand writes "A new class of PC displays, called Smart Displays, that will use Wi-Fi to effectively decouple themselves from the PC will be unveiled next week at Comdex. Special software from Microsoft ( code-named 'Mira') will be at the heart of these displays allowing them to communicate with any PC running Windows XP within Wi-Fi range ( typically several hundred feet ). The surface of a Smart Display will be touch sensitive allowing you to interact using a finger or a stylus."

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  1. Sweet by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now I can look at everyone else's porn as well as my own!

  2. Already doing this. by Mr_Icon · · Score: 5, Funny

    I interact with my Windows XP using a finger all the time.

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    1. Re:Already doing this. by pergamon · · Score: 5, Funny
      I interact with my Windows XP using a finger all the time.


      Only one? I think three fingers is more effective...
    2. Re:Already doing this. by Scratch-O-Matic · · Score: 5, Funny

      I mostly interact with Windows using 3 fingers.

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  3. Oh, joy! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Because when I think "security" I automatically think "Microsoft" and "802.11b."

    If sure these will just FLY off the shelves, so people can ensure that the script kiddie next door will be able to watch in realtime as you type up your post to alt.members.nambla-- before you even hit the "Submit" button!

  4. interception by bpb213 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now for a limited time, you can buy a product to sniff both X10 networks and users porn^H^H^H^Hdesktops!

    Only $199.99 for this amazing device!!!

    (note, not garenteed to break ssh tunnels)

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  5. finger interactivity by ejaw5 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The surface of a Smart Display will be touch sensitive allowing you to interact using a finger or a stylus

    Now I can actually finger a user using a real finger.

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  6. Not so close... by qslack · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't believe it one bit. They purport to be able to send "video" through the air? Over long distances? Sorry, but for now I think we're stuck with cable television and cabled monitors. I just don't see how receiving pictures from thin air would work.

    But think of the possibilities if it did! We could turn on a TV anywhere and receive the latest news and watch our favorite shows. We would no longer be restricted by wires. Imagine that, wireless TV!

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  7. Re:It's should be pretty secure.. by passthecrackpipe · · Score: 5, Funny

    Of course, as in "security through obscurity" kind of secure. How silly I didn't think of that before....

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