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To: michael c. dodge who wrote (1358)	4/15/1998 5:43:00 PM
From: michael c. dodge	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3247

This is found at and reposted from the Kopin thread. 35mm is only about 1 3/8 inches eye relief (the distance the display is held away from your eye for viewing purposes). While I agree that form factor and ergonomics (eye relief, in this instance) are critical issues for these cellphone microdisplays, I would take all claims with a liberal dose of salt. All will be "displayed" at SID, and I will report back the physical reality of the situation at that time. mcd------- Kopin thread response #367---- Faxview is just a cellphone accessory for displaying still images such as faxes or email messages. It is apparently too large to be incorporated directly into the portable device, which would be necessary for this to compete with CyberDisplay. Messages are read "by looking inside" the viewer - that is not desirable, since a device that must be held up close to your eye for viewing will tend to exclude any other activity. This objection can also be made to built-in displays if "eye relief" is inadequate. For instance, the OptiScape magnifier from Siliscape provides eye relief of only 35mm. They describe this as "ample" (say what?) - but it would be a design handicap for many uses. In contrast, use of CyberDisplay results in a more ergonomic design; e.g. the user will be able to view an image while using a cellphone, rather than sequentially.