[img]http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/12/pcd-bigstream-dongle.jpg
[/img]And now, there's a name. The iDevice streaming adapter that we
spotted a couple of months ago finally has a proper affiliation, with
the PCD Bigstream being quasi-revealed today as the run-up to CES
continues. Fundamentally, it's pretty simple -- just plug a nub into
the 30-pin Dock Connector of your iPod, iPhone or iPad, and then
connect the tent-like transceiver to your television. Once connected,
users will purportedly be able to beam "Netflix, Direct TV NFL Sunday
Ticket To-Go, and iTunes content, among other apps," directly to their
set sans cabling. It's difficult to tell if PCD has actually landed
licensing agreements with these media portals (or if it's just really,
really good at circumventing DRM), but all should be revealed at the
2011 edition of CES next month. The system relies on a 5.8GHz wireless
RF link to distribute signals, and as you can tell, it's entirely more
flexible than AirPlay -- a protocol that can only stream video from
Apple's own iPod and YouTube applications. Curiously enough, the first
version will only support 480p transmissions, though a 1080p model
should hit shelves later in 2011. Here's hoping we'll get a good look
at how exactly it performs in Vegas.
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