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Asus' wireless HDMI streamer coming next month?

An anonymous tipster provided Engadget with a juicy scoop yesterday regarding the latest attempt to produce a commercially viable wireless HDMI streaming device. Asus is apparently nearly ready to introduce the BR-HD3, a $650 box that can transmit the signal (up to 1080p) from one device...

Tags: ASUS, HDMI, Wireless, Gefen, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-10-20

Gefen cuts the cord with its ultrawideband wireless HDMI extender

Gefen cuts the cord with its ultrawideband wireless HDMI extenderThe problem with this introduction ...... is that the chipset provider Tzero just went under. This is dead in the water.The REAL problem is thatanything using RF technology is going to be disrupted by RFI. Why would I want to...

Tags: Ultrawideband (UWB), Chipsets, Gefen, HDMI Extender, Tzero, ultrawideband wireless, UWB, HDMI

Discussion threads 2009-03-01

Gefen cuts the cord with its ultrawideband wireless HDMI extender

One of the Holy Grails of home theater setups is being able to have all of your equipment connected without a corresponding rat's nest of cables. We've seen a number of previews of technology that will allow for the wireless transmission of HD signals, though some are still in purgatory...

Tags: UWB, HDMI, Cable, Wireless, Gefen, Ultrawideband (UWB), Home Entertainment, Wireless And Mobility, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-03-01

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Gefen EXT-WHDMI wireless HDMI extender

great when product worksWhen Gefen updates a new box the old version box is considered "discontinued". I called to send in a box for repair I was expecting to pay and was told they will not repair any discontinued boxes. Based on my experience I would suggest purchasing a...

Tags: wireless, Gefen EXT-WHDMI, HDMI

Discussion threads 2009-09-01

Belkin cancels FlyWire wireless HD solution while Atlona releases new wireless USB to HDMI adapter

Sending HD signals through the home wirelessly is one of those Holy Grails that seems to be just outside of the reach of mainstream consumers. One of the slickest-looking solutions that suffered lengthy delays, and from a $1,500 price tag, is Belkin's FlyWire, which used WHDI technologyto beam high-def video...

Tags: Wireless USB, Belkin Corp., HDMI, Adapter, USB, Wireless, HDAiR, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-07-17

News to know: Amazon; Windows 7 beta; Ozzie; Facebook

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: Five things every Windows beta tester should know Zack Whittaker: Students and the Windows 7 release candidate Larry Dignan: Kindlenomics: Keep...

Tags: Facebook, Microsoft Windows 7, TomTom, Online Photo, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Beta, Brittany, Linux, Ultrawideband (UWB), Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-02

Sony DMX-WL1 Bravia Wireless Link

Photo gallery:Sony DMX-WL1One of Sony's latest strategies with HDTVs is to market a range of add-ons, such as the Bravia Internet Video Link, designed to work with its Bravia televisions. The most expensive such device so far is the DMX-WL1, otherwise known as the Bravia Wireless Link Module....

Tags: TV & Home Theater, TVs, Cable, Sony Corp., transmitter, Gefen EXT-WHDMI, external antenna, HDMI, wireless link

Product reviews 2009-02-03

Gefen EXT-WHDMI wireless HDMI extender

Photo gallery:Gefen EXT-WHDMIIn 2008 we gave the Best of CES award to the Belkin FlyWire, the first mainstream wireless HDMI system that was promised to go to market. After numerous delays that system still is not available, but the idea is still going strong. CES 2009 saw multiple manufacturers, including...

Tags: Corporate communications, TVs, Gefen EXT-WHDMI, transmitter, HDMI system, HDMI, wireless

Product reviews 2009-01-30

Samsung DVD-HD960

The 1080p resolution, which combines the benefits of lots of pixels and progressive-scan smoothness, is the latest craze in TV technology, and it wasn't long before upconverting DVD players jumped on the bandwagon. The Samsung DVD-HD960 is one of the first players that can upconvert DVDs to 1080p resolution over...

Tags: Consumer electronics, TV & Home Theater, Samsung DVD-HD960, DVD, 1080p, HDMI, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2006-11-06

Belkin PureAV HDMI Interface 3-to-1 Video Switch

Its name may be a convoluted mouthful, but the PureAV HDMI Interface 3-to-1 Video Switch by Belkin is designed to perform just one task: toggle between three HDMI audio/video sources. It may sound like a somewhat mundane mission for a $200 device, but it's also a critical function that's missing...

Tags: video, HDMI, Belkin Corp., switcher

Product reviews 2006-08-22