Animom and 35.com recently announced a new technology of WHDI called the WHDI Wireless Smart Display. This techonology by Animom is the first of its kind. This technology enables the wireless connection from a smartphone or a mobile device to any external display such as a TV.
"When connected to a touch screen display AMIMON’s WHDI technology
turns a smartphone into a tablet PC."
With this WHDI technology, the use of smartphone applications such as internet access, email, video, etc. can be fully maximize as the mobile screen can be displayed to a remote monitor. Whether for personal or business purpose any content or applications on a smartphone can be viewed, accessed, controlled and operated from a display or touch panel.
“Our first generation products featuring the WHDI technology will be
sleeves for smartphones,”
The Transmitters
This device will be in a form of a smartphone sleeves acting as transmitters. The smartphone sleeve will enable the device to wirelessly transmit HD video without lag or delay. These sleeves will be provided by 35.com, an enterprise solutions provider.
The Receiver
On the receiver end, the WHDI Technology enables it to receive video in real time and in parallel send control signals from the display to the mobile phone.
The connection of WHDI Wireless Smart Display will be HD or 1080p.
This will be available in March 2011.
“We see strong use-cases for wireless mobile to display using AMIMON’s WHDI technology in business, enterprise and consumer environments,” said Kevin Gong CEO of 35.com.