Intel Working on Display Linking Technology
As a part of Intel's "Carry Small, Live Large" initiative, Intel researchers are working on a technology that will enable multiple mobile devices to work together to create a larger display. In other words, the displayed output will span all of the devices.
While there doesn’t seem to be much information to go on at the moment (just that little snippet on Intel’s press site), we love the idea of everyone putting their iPhones or Storms together to check out a video or photos. Like Intel says, “Imagine you and 3 friends placing your mobile devices together while on the road to review the video of the day's events.” Socializing and holiday snaps aside, this could prove a really useful took for buisness folk on the go for the likes of PowerPoint and slide shows.
Intel’s “Carry Small, Live Large” initiative is the company’s efforts to envision the mobile future. Basically, Intel sees mobile computing the same way the rest of us do. Small but powerful. We sent Intel’s PR a wee mail to ask more about the multi-display link post it had on the "Innovation@Intel" pages but we’re still waiting for a response. We’ll update this post as soon as we know more. For now, what do you guys think of the idea?
...I'm not sold on it yet.
so the bezel what block any info, no blind spots, would be a bit odd as you would have gaps but at least nothing hidden
I know Intel is going to try to push Atom, which will probably mean an all-Intel design (CPU, display adapter, input adapter, storage, sound, etc...). Maybe once the world runs Intel hardware on their phones, this will come to fruition. In the mean time, I wouldn't put much faith in your iPhone working with your friends Blackberry to provide a bigger display area.
...basically all I'm saying is that as of this point I'm not sold that it is a viable idea beyond a novelty "hey, look what my cell-phone can do with your zune!" kind of thing.
“Imagine you and 3 friends placing your mobile devices together while on the road to review the video of the day's events.”
Then imagine some guy walking up to the next table and laying out three full size lcds, a laptop, a TH2G, and a full array of dvi and power cables.
Since they are suggesting that the display linking and picture orientation logic and hardware is built into the 'mobile devices', it isn't exactly the same thing.
yet, i still think they should go on with it, it could have possible use someday.