{"id":3128,"date":"2014-09-05T06:14:14","date_gmt":"2014-09-05T06:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gadgets.itwriting.com\/?p=3128"},"modified":"2014-09-05T06:14:14","modified_gmt":"2014-09-05T06:14:14","slug":"the-microsoft-screen-sharing-for-lumia-phones-hd10-silly-name-nice-product","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itwriting.com\/blog\/3128-the-microsoft-screen-sharing-for-lumia-phones-hd10-silly-name-nice-product.html","title":{"rendered":"The Microsoft Screen Sharing for Lumia Phones HD10: silly name, nice product"},"content":{"rendered":"

How many committees does it take to come up with a name like Microsoft Screen Sharing for Lumia Phones HD10? Who knows, but the product is a nice one. It lets you project from your phone to any TV with an HDMI input, using the Miracast standard.<\/p>\n

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Data is transferred to the device via Wi-Fi. You make the connection by tapping your phone on the separate coaster-like plate, which triggers the connection using NFC (Near Field Communication). The coaster talks to the device using Bluetooth.<\/p>\n

The neat thing about this arrangement is that the main HD10 device will be close to your TV; it might even plug in at the back, out of sight. The coaster on the other hand can be on a table near your sitting position. You can come into the room, tap the coaster, and then view your photos and videos on the big screen in 1080p HD video quality.<\/p>\n

At least, that is the idea as I understand it. Usability is key with this type of gadget, otherwise they do not get used, and this might just have it right.<\/p>\n

The coaster thing can also be stacked on the main device as you can see from my blurry picture:<\/p>\n

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Concerning the name, all your worst fears about Microsoft taking over Nokia have been confirmed. Concerning the device though, all is well. I suppose that is the right way round, but it is really so hard?<\/p>\n

Price is $79 \/ 79\u20ac with availability promised for later this month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

How many committees does it take to come up with a name like Microsoft Screen Sharing for Lumia Phones HD10? Who knows, but the product is a nice one. It lets you project from your phone to any TV with an HDMI input, using the Miracast standard. Data is transferred to the device via Wi-Fi. … Continue reading The Microsoft Screen Sharing for Lumia Phones HD10: silly name, nice product<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55,56,1152],"tags":[563,586,642],"class_list":["post-3128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-microsoft","category-mobile","category-smartphones","tag-lumia","tag-microsoft","tag-nokia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itwriting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itwriting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itwriting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itwriting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itwriting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3128"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.itwriting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3128\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itwriting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itwriting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itwriting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}