Four of the biggest names in consumer electronics - Sony, Samsung, Nokia and Toshiba - have announced a collaboration to create a mobile (mini) version of the HDMI connector aimed at retrieving HD goodness from portable media players and phones.
The quartet is working with Silicon Image to form the Mobile High-Definition Interface Working Group with the intention of creating an industry standard for AV interfaces to connect portable media devices and mobile phones to HD displays.
The standard will be based on Silicon Image's Mobile High-Definition Link technology and will be offered as the industry reference for all manufacturers with the aim of making it cost effective, widespread and user friendly for the customer.
Silicon Image commented, 'A single cable with low pin count interface will be able to support up to 1080p High-Definition digital video and HD audio in addition to delivering power to a portable device'.
Although there's no delivery timescale for this, it should be a handy addition when (if) it does hit shelves, and it's nice to see everyone working together in harmony for once.
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