Wireless HDMI and WirelessHD - Enjoy That HD Set Without All Those Nasty Wires

by meyers | July 26, 2007 at 06:47 pm

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Wireless HDMI and WirelessHD will soon enable hi-def tv owners cut the cord.
Ars Technica talks with industry insiders to find out where things are at
and when their product will be available. Combine this with the wireless power that MIT is researching and you've got yourself a wire-free system! One can dream anyway... at least you can cut some cords - Wireless HDMI will deliver full HD about ~30 feet wirelessly.

Wireless HDMI is exactly what it sounds like: a "high definition multimedia interface" (HDMI) free of cables. Wireless HDMI is not a standard itself, although its backers say that implementations can be non-proprietary when deployed using Ultrawideband (UWB) under the WiMedia standard.

There are currently a few companies that have developed chipsets for this purpose, but the chipsets are just now beginning to be integrated into products that will debut later this year. Some companies that offer chipsets and solutions under the name "Wireless HDMI" are Philips, Tzero Technologies, and Radiospire networks.