Nokia, Samsung, Toshiba and Sony align on Mobile High-Definition Link

Say it with us now: "Yippee!" Why such joviality? We'll tell you why. Nokia, Samsung, Toshiba, Sony and Silicon Image have all teamed up to create yet another new connector, with this one hoping to forever harmonize the strained relationship between mobile phones / PMPs and high-def displays. The so-called Mobile High-Definition Interface Working Group is seeking to create a new "industry standard" for connecting handsets and other portable consumer electronics to HDTVs and displays, though we're still wondering why exactly we need a replacement for HDMI, DisplayLink and the forthcoming Light Peak so soon. As with most of these things, details about the actual product(s) are slim, but trust us, they're working on it. And they're working hard.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 29th 2009 10:24AM]

even one more standard???? why don't they improve the existents? I hope no single consumer pays attention to that useless stupidity looking for making us spend more money into new cellphones, HDTVs and so on....

oh I forgot...mobile phone users do care

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 29th 2009 11:13AM]

ok this seems like a useless idea, since we already have so many ''standards''. i doubt this will catch on..but hey they are big names so maybe??

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 29th 2009 12:16PM]

What's wrong with mini HDMI?

[Fanfoot Posted Sep 30th 2009 2:14AM]

Oh I hope its really really small! So small you can quite figure out which way to orient it and get it wrong at least half the time! Please please!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 30th 2009 10:43AM]

I think you got it wrong here: This is not a new connector but more a new standard how those content is sent over the existing connector (actually a micro-USB connector with only 5 pins)...

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 3rd 2009 9:47PM]

This is what DisplayPort was for...