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Mira
Downloads Mira is designed exclusively for the Apple Remote, taking it beyond Front Row with personal control for any application, on any Mac. The Apple Remote can be used on any Mac using mira and a supported IR receiver (Twisted Melon's Manta TR1
[December 1, 2008, 19:13]
Mira device gains new supporters
News Microsoft has added four consumer-electronics giants to the stable of companies committed to making the Mira wireless Web tablet. Royal Philips Electronics, LG Electronics, Tatung and Trigem will join ViewSonic, NEC, Fujitsu Panasonic and a host of...
[March 13, 2002, 8:52]
CeBIT 2002: Mira gets rugged and magnetic
News At this week's CeBIT trade fair, Philips and Tatung are showing off some of the first products based on the Mira tablet device, first promoted by Microsoft at last year's Consumer Electronics Show. Mira is designed to act as an ordinary PC flat...
[March 13, 2002, 16:08]
Microsoft to fix Mira's cracks
News This means that only one Mira device can be used with a particular PC at a time, and that when a Mira device is undocked from the PC, the PC will lock up. An update of Microsoft's Smart Display technology will address shortcomings in the initial...
[January 8, 2003, 13:58]
Microsoft's 'Mira' delayed
News Microsoft chairman Bill Gates introduced the software, then code-named Mira, at the Consumer Electronics Show in January. Currently only one Mira device can connect at a time to a PC, limiting some functions in households where several people share...
[October 15, 2002, 13:36]
Intel's XScale chip gets Mira votes
News Philips Electronics, ViewSonic and two Asian contract-manufacturers will build their Mira devices around Intel's XScale processor, Intel said on Friday, an early salvo in what will likely be a year filled with gadget news.
[April 15, 2002, 9:32]
Sharp displays Mira-style smart screen
News Sharp's attempt at a mobile, battery operated screen echoes that of Microsoft's Smart Display -- codename Mira. The $1,500 (£932) Sharp Aquos LC-1C5l1 TV houses a rechargeable lithium-ion battery which can run up to three hours with a dimmed screen...
[May 9, 2003, 8:40]
Microsoft Mira hung up on licensing
News Microsoft is to launch its latest foray into the consumer electronics market on 8 January with Windows Powered Smart Displays, formerly code-named "Mira", flat-panel monitors that let users interact with their computer from around the house.
[November 28, 2002, 14:44]
Windows XP won't be at home on Mira
News Mira, a portable wireless flat-panel display device designed by Microsoft for home users, will not be compatible with the Windows XP Home Edition, a company executive said on Tuesday. He was speaking at the sidelines of the Computex trade show in...
[June 5, 2002, 17:05]
CE family welcomes Mira
News Although devices using Microsoft's Mira technology are still a few months from hitting shelves, the software giant said on Wednesday that it has settled on its name for the software that will power the Web-surfing tablets.
[June 27, 2002, 10:03]
New Microsoft gadget set for debut
News 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 programme listings and perform other tasks.
[January 7, 2002, 10:27]
CeBIT 2002: Viewsonic's smart monitor gives corporate Wi-Fi connectivity
News The device is similar to Mira, the Microsoft wireless monitor concept inspiring several new products, but adds a business focus and more wireless technologies. Viewsonic has also announced a Mira device, the Airpanel 150.
[March 13, 2002, 17:02]
XP update to sport more than just fixes
News Service Pack 1 will introduce support for Mira "smart" display devices, the Tablet PC and the multimedia-oriented Freestyle graphical interface. It will provide a roll-up of critical updates and enabling technologies for devices like Mira, as well...
[March 1, 2002, 14:01]
The incredible shrinking PC
News Established PC and consumer-electronics giants will later this year release two new types of Microsoft-centric devices: the tablet PC, a full-fledged computer that resembles a portable screen and runs a specialised version of Windows; and Mira, a...
[May 23, 2002, 10:43]
XP Service Pack 1 at testing stage
News The service pack will also introduce support for new technologies -- such as Mira "smart" display devices, Tablet PCs and the Freestyle digital media interface -- and will radically change how much control consumers or PC makers have over...
[June 6, 2002, 14:09]
CES: Gates wants Windows XP in your living room
News Mira, now in development, will serve as a complementary product to a Freestyle-based PC and 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...
[January 8, 2002, 9:14]
Mobile mania at IDF review
Reviews Smart Display (Mira) The Mira -- now called Smart Display -- device at play, remotely accessing a Windows XP desktop via a wireless network. Accessing a Windows XP desktop via a wireless Smart Display (formerly codenamed Mira).
[September 11, 2002, 15:11]
Gates touts vision of PC as hub
News Gates demonstrated Mira technology in a set-top box that controls a television, for example. One of those devices is Mira, a portable touch screen that relies on a wireless connection to a PC "base station" that stores files and connects to the...
[April 19, 2002, 10:28]
Microsoft puts its weight behind Bluetooth
News One of those devices is Mira, a portable touch screen that relies on a wireless connection to a PC "base station" that stores files and connects to the Internet. Microsoft will announce four new Mira partners on Thursday: NEC, Toshiba, Fujitsu and...
[April 18, 2002, 14:30]
XP's smart display enables double vision
News A smart display, which Microsoft developed under the code name Mira, is typically a 10-inch or 15-inch detachable monitor running Microsoft's Windows CE for Smart Displays operating system. Microsoft plans to retool its Windows XP operating system...
[May 8, 2003, 13:39]
