We've been hearing quite a lot of things about Amimon and their WHDI (Wireless Home Digital Interface) technology lately, and it would seem that the company's quite keen on showing us even more surprises, since they've just announced the development and launch of the WHDI Stick, a device that enables enables users to wirelessly view all of their tablet or notebook/netbook content on their TVs without the limitations of other solutions.
Those of you who are not exactly very well acquainted with WHDI technology should know that it utilizes a 40MHz channel in the 5GHz unlicensed band and includes support for all 3D formats required by the HDMI 1.4a specification and
range of over 100 feet, through walls.
WHDI supports HDCP revision 2.0, providing superior security and digital content protection, and full compatibility with HDMI.
According to the manufacturer, quoted by
Engadget, the WHDI Stick provides virtually no latency (less than one millisecond), thus allowing users to play their PC games and interactive content on the "big screen."
The WHDI Stick is a true plug-n-play product, no installation is needed and it is OS independent.
Plus, the WHDI Stick is touted as being the smallest WHDI product design to date, since the 3.2x1.18x.61 inch (81.3x29.9x15.5 mm) transmitter plugs in directly to the HDMI port of the notebook/netbook and is powered by the USB port.
The WHDI Stick will transmit the PC screen directly to TVs embedded with WHDI or to any TV using a WHDI receiver adapter that
connects to the TV via HDMI.
"The WHDI Stick showcases the advantages of WHDI: high image quality, low latency, low power and low cost, all in one compact design," said Uri Kanonich senior director of product management for AMIMON.
"WHDI is the only technology that can enable such a small adapter that allows consumers to view and experience all of their PC content on their TV with perfect picture quality and no-latency."
AMIMON is currently demoing the WHDI Stick at CEATEC Japan, and it's quite likely that we're going to see this thing arrive on the market over the course of 2011, under all sorts of different brands.