WirelessHD to come to market in a few months!
At CES 2009, we saw ASUS show off the Eee Keyboard that was to have Ultra-Wideband (UWB) capabilities to stream HD content wirelessly to your HDTV. However, it appears a competing technology from SiBeam will win the race to be first to market with their WirelessHD (WiHD). A third competing technology is Wireless Home Digital Interface (WHDI). Looks like some exciting times ahead for wireless HD content!
Over five years and with about $75 million in venture capital funding (raised from Foundation Capital, New Enterprise Associates and US Venture Partners as well as a strategic investment in December from Panasonic and Samsung), SiBeam has built 60 GHz chips using standard chip fabrication materials and techniques. What that means is that in a few months, for a few hundred dollars, you’ll be able to beam almost as much data wirelessly across your living room as the Navy does across the ocean. It’s even better in some respects than what the Navy has. While the Navy requires a line of sight with no obstructions to make its wireless connection, with SiBeam’s gear you can get up to get a beer and walk in between the TV and the transmitter and the signal gets bounced off the walls without interrupting the program.
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