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Oh wow! Interactive Imaging Systems just sent me this: CF+MicroOptical

From: --friar <>
Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2003 16:51:38 -0500

Stephen Glaser announced:
>You are receiving this e-mail because you had expressed an interest in IIS
>products. I wanted to offer you a first look at one of our new products.
>To date this information and product has only been offered to our corporate
>and development partners, we have not even put it on our website at
>this time. In January IIS will announce the limited availability of its new
>VGA viewers- Second Sight.
>
>Second Sight is a CompactFlash peripheral for the Compaq iPAQ and other
>Pocket PC devices. It will allow for full VGA viewing of e-mail
>attachments, graphics files and web pages. I have attached a brochure for
>your review. Second Sight will be offered in two form factors- The "Rhino"
>and a hands free wearable display, which can also be used with a laptop for
>confidential viewing.
>
>The device will also include an easy to use software development kit (SDK),
>for customizing applications to run in high resolution mode.
>If you have mobility applications that demand higher resolution then you can
>get from a PDA, this is the device for you.
>
>We are taking pre-orders now for the first production run units to be
>shipped in January and full production units that will be available later
>in February.  Please respond to this e-mail or call 1-800-436-7838 for
>pricing and delivery information and get on the list today!
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Stephen Glaser
>VP of Sales & Marketing
>Interactive Imaging Systems, Inc.
>585-273-8293
>

[attached marketing pdf removed to save bandwidth]

Further info from a follow-up message:
>We have sold out of all of the first run units and are taking orders for
>the second run, mid-end of February, if anyone is interested in getting
>on the list the prices are $399 for the Rhino and $999 for the hands free.

This system is based on the MicroOptical Color 640x480 display, and I've
just spoken with Stephen about developing Linux device drivers for it.
I'll be getting some development info next week.  Tell them I sent you. :)

Woo!

--friar

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