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Wireless HDMI Keychain for TVs

29.12.2013

Indiegogo funded the Airtame project to release a small device that allows you to transmit a signal to the HDMI port of the TV wirelessly.

Airtame looks like a regular flash keychain: length is 71 mm, thickness is 10,6 mm. The gadget is connected to the HDMI interface of the TV panel. Power is supplied via the USB port from the corresponding connector on the TV or external unit.

After installing a special application on a computer, users will be able to broadcast a video stream on Airtame via a wireless Wi-Fi connection. That is, the novelty is an alternative to Intel Wireless Display (WiDi) technology, based on the Wi-Fi standard.

The companion application provides three modes of operation: displaying the computer desktop on the TV screen, using the TV panel as a secondary display, and transferring the picture to other computers within the range of the wireless network.

The hardware component of Airtame includes a processor with an operating frequency of 1,0 GHz, 512 MB of RAM, a Wi-Fi adapter with support for 802.11b / g / n, an HDMI 1.4 interface, a micro-USB port.

The Airtame developers expected to receive $160 with the help of the crowdfunding program, but now they have already collected twice as much, and there are still 26 days left before the end of the funding. The cost of an HDMI keychain is about $90; deliveries will be arranged in May next year.

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