By Kane Fulton
Intel’s fifth-generation Core vPro platform allows PC makers to create slimmer business-focused laptops and 2-in-1s. Another, arguably more interesting advantage that it brings is the ability for users to wirelessly display content on TVs or monitors using vPro’s Pro Wireless Display (or Pro WiDi) feature, which looks to eliminate cabling between devices and displays.
The idea is that employees can shuffle into conference rooms and instantly begin collaborating and working on ideas without wasting time trying to locate physical cables and dongles. Combined with Wi-Dock, a wireless docking feature in vPro that sees users’ laptops or tablets instantly connect to displays when sat within range, Intel reckons the small time savings accumulated could lead to increased productivity over time and larger profits as a result.
Intel has said that businesses and education authorities need to buy a WiDi Pro dongle adapter to slot into the HDMI port of the TV, PC monitor or projector and receive the image from vPro-enabled devices. Actiontec, the chipmaker’s main lead WiDi Pro partner, is the first to launch an adapter and will be followed by OEMs later this year.
To find out more about WiDi Pro, TechRadar Pro spoke to Jim Russell from Intel’s vPro Expert …read more
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