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To: John Finley who wrote (690)5/24/1999 7:44:00 PM
From: kinkblot  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1820
 
Optiscape II from inViso

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Did they use a professional hand model there? The flesh-tone looks a little off to me.

The PID white paper is worth reading. In a handheld browser, inViso believes that the feel of the web must be retained, including easy point-and-click graphical navigation. Success may depend more on the user interface for navigation and data entry than on who has the 'best' display. That was where Kopin's SmartSlide projector came up short versus the competition. Here's what inViso plans on doing:

...The PID uses a TrackPoint-style pointing device, like those found on laptop computers to enable navigation through the local content. This pointing device, along with a few dedicated controls, facilitates one-handed navigation of standard web pages. The last remaining input requirement for web pages is text entry for forms and searches. The PID uses a combination of on screen virtual keyboard and speech recognition to enable access to information that a strict point and click input may not easily accommodate...

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