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Old December 4th 12, 02:17 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Dave Nadler
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Default Sunlight viewable display machinations

On Tuesday, December 4, 2012 9:15:27 AM UTC-5, Dave Nadler wrote:
Qualcomm's Mirasol products and supposedly project

were discontinued in July, rumored difficulties

with production (yield cost etc ?). Fletcher imported

a Mirasol PDA from Korea and it looked good running

XCsoar (well, the replacement for the first unit that

died looked good).

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2400889,00.asp



Yet this morning:

http://www.electronista.com/articles...tech .tie.in/

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...8B20ZZ20121203



Qualcomm wouldn't be doing this unless they have

some of their own technology at stake, right ?

Can't just be slightly better LCDs.

Anybody know the scoop ?



See ya, Dave


Here's a better explanation of the deal:
http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-n...e-MEMS-display