CES 2008 could see launch of yet another pesky format war
Not wireless as in mobile, but as in HDMI-sucks. There are three emerging, rival consortiums aimed at creating a standard to deliver the content over “last foot”, from the receiver or player to the HDTV itself. As we buy our fancy flat-panel TVs, we want to hang them on the walls, as some sort of “window to entertainment”. That cable snaking down the wall ruins the effect.
So bring on the first salvos, e-warriors. Fight and scrap till the last group can be a victor. Cry Havoc! And let slip the, uh, chips of war.
Rivalry over wireless high-def TVs [Yahoo! news/AP]