Belkin has introduced a brand new wi-fi show adapter that works with out the necessity for a Wi-Fi community. The ConnectAir Wi-fi HDMI Show Adapter features a USB-C transmitter you connect with gadgets like laptops, tablets, and telephones, and an HDMI receiver that plugs right into a show. You don’t want to put in drivers or stick with appropriate apps, and Belkin says the adapter’s vary maxes out at 131 ft, so you should use it whereas crashed in a lodge room or to current via a distant projector in a convention room.
The wi-fi adapter, which is predicted to be out there in “choose markets” beginning in Q1 2026 for $149.99, isn’t as handy as Apple AirPlay or Google Solid, nevertheless it’s not restricted to solely gadgets that help these protocols. So long as the supply machine can ship a video sign over USB-C and the show you’re connecting to has HDMI, you possibly can wirelessly ship 1080P/60Hz video between the 2. You’ll simply want to make sure the HDMI receiver has entry to a USB-A port for energy.
The adapter’s 5GHz wi-fi connection does work via partitions, though the vary and reliability could also be diminished relying on how thick they’re, or what they’re fabricated from. You can too join as much as eight transmitters to a single receiver and change between them to keep away from the effort of swapping out receivers related to a projector or TV put in someplace that’s onerous to succeed in.
