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Tuesday October 27, 2009
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 Monster Cable occupies its own specialized niche in the technology industry: some swear that the company tempts nervous, uneducated buyers into paying for expensive audio/visual cables that they really don't need. Beyond the hype, however, should be a realization that this is a company built on the need for bandwidth.
On Tuesday, Monster held what company executives billed as a "technology demo event" talking about the future of connectivity. A good deal of it was background on HDMI 1.4, and its bandwidth requirements, together with so-called "4K: resolutions that are coming down the pipe.
I found a couple of points noteworthy, however: Brad Bramy, director of marketing for Silicon Image, predicted the 2010 and 2011 would be the year that the mobile and CE industries would begin to converge, offering the possibility that some of the 1.4 billion phones on the market would join some of the 160 million portable devices (such as camcorders) and offer HDMI out.
How? Through an HDMI Type C plug (image from HDMI.com.au, to the
left), which shrinks down the HDMI connector into a form factor a bit
more consistent with portable devices. Bramy also revealed that a
Mobile High-Definition Interface working group has formed, with
representatives from Silicon Image, Samsung, Nokia, and Toshiba, among
others. The group is in quiet mode, but the goals of the group are
rather obvious.
The chief marketing officer of Redmere, Ruud van der Linden, also
appeared to promote hi company's semiconductor technology, which allows
thinner or longer HDMI cables. Again, as someone who has wrestled HDMI
cables through an entertainment console, a more flexible cable is a
good thing, and a virtual necessity for coiling in a camera bag
alongside a next-generation portable device.
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November 13, 2009 7:26 AM
Any idea where I could purchase these thin HDMI cables? I have a camera with HDMI out but never carry a cable in the bag because it's too awkward to roll up?
MR