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Connectivity

HDMI 1.4a: 3D Mandatory Formats

2010.03.04

HDMI 1.4a has mandatory formats for 3D:

For movie content: 1080/23.98p
For game content: 720/50p or 720/59.94p
For broadcast content:

Side-by-Side Horizontal: 1080/50i or 1080/59.94i
Top-and-Bottom: 720/50p or 720/59.94p, 1080/23.97p

HDMI Licensing, LLC maintains:
Implementing the mandatory formats of the HDMI Specification facilitates interoperability among devices, allowing devices to speak a common 3D language when transmitting and receiving 3D content.
Displays and repeaters must [...]

Verizon FIOS: Symmetrical 35Mbps

2010.01.18

Verizon’s FIOS is the only fiber-to-the-home service that I know of in the US. Symmetrical 35Mbps means you get downloads and uploads at 35Mbps. Of course, you’ll need to pay: US$90 per month with a “Prime” triple-play bundle that includes TV, Internet and phone.
FAST UPLOADS: Why is there such a thing as a triple-play bundle? [...]

T-Mobile 3G at 100% 7.2Mbps

2010.01.05

T-Mobile announced today that its entire 3G network has been upgraded from 3.6Mbps to 7.2Mbps. The company is also planning to be the first to deploy HSPA+ by mid-2010. With HSPA+ we’re looking at download speeds of 21Mbps! Couple this announcement with the Nexus One and the fact that the superphone will be coming to [...]

Sprint Overdrive Dual Mode WiMAX EV-DO Mobile Hotspot

2009.12.30

For just $49.99 per month with a contract (presumably 2 years) you can get Sprint’s Overdrive that connects to WiMAX and EV-DO signals and pumps out WiFi. Nice. Verizon’s MiFi seems to be slightly limited and a bit over-priced at $60 per month for just EV-DO. But do I want these mobile hotspots to be [...]

USB 3.0 DisplayLink

2009.12.25

USB 2.0-based DisplayLink supported a maximum pixel format of 1600 x 1200 or 1680 x 1050: not good enough if you were running a display with 1920 x 1200 or 1920 x 1080. USB 3.0 changes all of that because there is plenty of bandwidth, more than 10x compared to USB 2.0. Maximum pixel format [...]

AT&T 3G is Fastest

2009.12.06

AT&T’s 3G data network is the fastest in the US. That’s true but those hyperspeed 3G data networks are limited to only a few locations unfortunately. Here’s a funny ad by AT&T to make sure you know it has the fastest 3G. I understand the need to ‘inform’ consumers about your products and services through [...]

Pranav Mistry Demos SixthSense Potential

2009.11.22

Pranav Mistry, a PhD student in the Fluid Interfaces Group at MIT’s Media Lab and inventor of SixthSense, demoed the technology’s potential at TEDIndia: paper laptop being one fantastic idea. Source: TED

HDMI 1.4

2009.11.09

HDMI Licensing, the agent responsible for licensing the HDMI specification, will be promoting the new HDMI 1.4 specification at CES Unveiled @ NY and here are the major enhancements over the current 1.3 specification:

HDMI Ethernet Channel: Integrated 100 Mbps Ethernet connectivity
4K2K Video Support: Enables video resolutions far beyond 1080p, supporting next-generation displays that will rival [...]

iDP (Internal DisplayPort) Interface Standard Proposed by STMicroelectronics and LG Display

2009.11.08

LVDS to iDP: The current internal interface standard on LCDs is LVDS (Low Voltage Differential Signaling) but STMicroelectronics and LG Display want it to change to iDP (Internal DisplayPort) and have submitted their proposal to the VESA (Video Electronics Standard Association) TV Panel Task Group.
High Bandwidth & Simpler: iDP is based on DisplayPort that enables [...]

Light Peak: Just One Connector

2009.09.29

Image Source: Engadget
Optical Interconnect The Intel Developer Forum (IDF) yield some interesting products and technologies. Light Peak being one of them. What is Light Peak? It’s an optical interconnect technology based on fiber optics that has huge bandwidth. Think 10Gbps. You thought USB 3.0 was fast (5Gbps). Yes, USB 3.0 will be coming soon, but [...]


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