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To: BDR who wrote (916)	3/16/1998 1:03:00 AM
From: Stephan Gregory Chase	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 7721

Dale, I believe the proliferation of wearable computers will bode well for an additional market for personal displays. From what I understand the Boeing experiment with wearable computers is going well. Boeing is outfitting some its wiring installers with wearable computers to increase their efficiency. Boeing is currently having difficulty meeting its production requirements, so it is particularly motivated to find new ways to improve throughput. But wearable computers offer more potential than improving manufacturing efficiency. The Military is considering outfitting solders with wearable computers to increase their efficiency. I recently read of one military exercise where an outfit equipped with computer technology wiped up the floor with an outfit not so outfitted. This was a simulation, of course, but it may have caused some to notice. The key for Microvision is that wearable computers will need a display of some sorts. Of course, we'd like it to be VRD, but other flat panel displays may suffice for some applications. TFS appears to be a manufacturer of one such display. It appears to specialize in Liquid Crystal Displays and is working on something called LCoS(TM) microdisplays. These are described in a recent press release (8/14/97). "These high resolution microdisplays project video or still images onto large screens or allow graphic information to be viewed on small personal information devices such as pagers and cellular telephones. The agreement makes National and Three-Five the first suppliers with high-volume silicon and liquid crystal manufacturing technology to provide a complete microdisplay solution. The new displays offer significant advantages over other technologies in cost, size, weight and power consumption. The SVGA displays deliver resolution of 800 columns x 600 rows in a one-half-inch display. SXGA products provide 1,280 columns x 1,024 rows in a 0.8-inch diagonal unit." I take it that this technology is limited to black and white, but if you have other information, then let me know. VRD still appears to be a superior alternative to this technology for the reasons we've discussed before: luminance, resolution, power consumption, contrast, and color gamut. Your thoughts on this competitor and others are greatly appreciated. If you have information that is more up-to-date then mine, then let us know. Stephan