TI Demos OMAP5 WiFi Display Mirroring on Development Platform

by Brian Klug on 3/1/2012 4:04:00 PM
Posted in smartphones , OMAP 5 , WiFi , MWC 2012

On our last day at MWC 2012, TI pulled me aside for a private demonstration of WiFi Display functionality they had only just recently finalized working on their OMAP 5 development platform. The demo showed WiFi Display mirroring working between the development device’s 720p display and an adjacent notebook which was being used as the WiFi Display sink.

TI emphasized that what’s different about their WiFi Display implementation is that it works using the display framebuffer natively and not a memory copy which would introduce delay and take up space. In addition, the encoder being used is the IVA-HD accelerator doing the WiFi Display specification’s mandatory H.264 baseline Level 3.1 encode, not a software encoder running on the application processor. The demo was running mirroring the development tablet’s 720p display, but TI says they could easily do 1080p as well, but would require a 1080p framebuffer to snoop on the host device. Latency between the development platform and display sink was just 15ms - essentially one frame at 60 Hz.

The demonstration worked live over the air at TI’s MWC booth and also used a WiLink 8 series WLAN combo chip. There was some stuttering, however this is understandable given the fact that this demo was using TCP (live implementations will use UDP) and of course just how crowded 2.4 and 5 GHz spectrum is at these conferences. In addition, TI collaborated with Screenovate for their application development and WiFi Display optimization secret sauce, which I’m guessing has to do with adaptive bitrate or possibly more.

Enabling higher than 480p software encoded WiFi Display is just one more obvious piece of the puzzle which will eventually enable smartphones and tablets to obviate standalone streaming devices.

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Rumor: Galaxy S III to feature 4.8″ display, launched in 50 major markets simultaneously

Rumor: Galaxy S III to feature 4.8″ display, launched in 50 major markets simultaneously | Android and Me .ckrating_highly_rated {background: transparent url(http://androidandme.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/themes/sandbox/images/crown.png) no-repeat; padding:25px 0 0 2px;margin:20px 0 10px 0;;} .ckrating_poorly_rated {background: transparent url(http://androidandme.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/themes/sandbox/images/frown.png) no-repeat; padding:25px 0 0 2px;margin:20px 0 10px 0; color:#666;;} .ckrating_hotly_debated {;}Log InAndroid and MeNewsDevicesAppsStoreContact UsDealsTrending Tags: MWC2012SamsungMotorolaVerizonSprintGalaxy NexusTegra 3Snapdragon S4RSS FeedAndroid and Me on TwitterAndroid and Me on Google+Android and Me on FacebookAndroid and Me on YouTubeAndroid and Me on KloutAndroid and Me 20 hours ago Sprint Android buyer's guide for February #buyers guide #Sprint 2 days ago Box offers 50 GB of free storage for Android #cloud storage #Box video 2 days ago T-Mobile to launch 4G LTE network in 2013 #4G LTE #T-Mobile 3 days ago First quad-core phone with stock Android 4.0 is? #T-Mobile G4X #Android 4.0 Smartphones Feb 25 AT 1:34 PM Anthony Domanico 37 Comments Rumor: Galaxy S III to feature 4.8″ display, launched in 50 major markets simultaneously Tweet

When we first heard that Samsung would not be announcing the Galaxy S III in Barcelona, we knew the rumor mill would start flying. On the eve of the biggest show in mobile, BGR, who has been known to indulge in a rumor or two, claims to have information from a solid source about Samsung’s upcoming flagship 2012 device.

First up, the display. The Galaxy S III will reportedly take a more is more stance, with a super-sized 4.8″ Super AMOLED HD Plus display (likely a 1280 x 720 resolution similar to the Galaxy Nexus). The S III is also rumored to be touting a quad-core processor, likely its own quad-core Exynos 4412 chipset we were drooling over yesterday, which clocks in between 1.5-1.8 GHz on an ARM Cortex-A9 chipset. We could see something come out of left field, like the inclusion of the 5250 or 5450 Exynos chips, which are Samsun’s dual and quad-core (respectively) chips running on the greatly improved ARM Cortex-A15.

A rumor of the stranger variety is that BGR’s source claims the Galaxy S III will feature a ceramic backing instead of the plasticky textured backings we’ve grown accustomed to in Samsung’s smartphones. This rumor should be taken with a grain gallon of salt, as using a ceramic backing to the device would be an interesting design choice on Samsung’s part, to say the least.

Regardless, we likely won’t be hearing official details about the Galaxy S III until it’s officially unveiled closer to its launch date, which is rumored to be in the March/April timeframe. If BGR‘s final claim is accurate, the Galaxy S III will reportedly launch in 50 major markets simultaneously, which hopefully means that us folks over in the U.S. won’t have to wait a long time to get our hands on the next great Android smartphone.

Who else is excited to pick up a Galaxy S III later this year? I know my Galaxy S II is looking a little bit sadder this morning.

Source: BGR

Anthony loves all things technology, from hardware to apps and games. You can connect with him via Google+ or Twitter by clicking one of the fancy doo-dads above. Tagged#galaxy s iii#galaxy s iii specs#mwc2012#Rumor#Samsung .nrelate .nr_sponsored{ left:0px !important; }.nrelate .nr_sponsored{ left:0px !important; } 37 Comments Join the discussion!Sort by DateRating 89wwJOSHdo 7 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +5

Will it come to Sprint? That’s what I want to know! I want to get out of this evo3d.

Reply 47Jeff 5 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +1

Why wouldn’t it? Only Verizon skipped the Galaxy S II because they were getting the Galaxy Nexus.

Reply 91redraider133 7 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +2

Hopefully verizon grabs it this time and hopefully the US doesn’t get it months later.

Reply 4Joel 4 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

Hopefully Verizon DOESNT get it…this phone needs space to breathe and flourish…and Verizon does a pretty sh*tty job of properly advertising their best devices frankly because they have too many.

Had the GN been released multicarrier from the beginning it would have done way better with sales.

How many Nexus commercials have you seen? Okay….Now I bet the number of Razr commercials are 2x that.

Tmo, Sprint, and At&t would be able to give this awesome device the attention it deserves. No disrespect to Verizon customers, My concern is with the phone getting more than the usual attention – To the average consumer it’ll just be another face on the over crowded Verizon shelves.

Reply 91redraider133 20 mins ago Thumb upThumb down 0

That is because the nexus is a pure google device and up until sprint got the nexus s they weren’t really advertised that much. Not to mention the rezound, razr, and others are just as good spec wise as the nexus and get plenty of advertising. Verizon would advertise this like crazy. Every carrier has tons of phones that is the most idiotic thing I have heard. I mean at&t got what 3 different versions of the sgs2 and barely advertise any of them….

Reply 89staryoshi 6 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +15

I’ll be ready for the Galaxy S IV in 2013 ;)

Reply 15Doan 4 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

I’m saving my current upgrade for the GS III. I don’t even want to think about the GS IV that I’ll likely end up skipping.

Reply 61WlfHart 6 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +2

If they do drop an A15, quad core, that could be a real beast!

Reply 100Taylor Wimberly 6 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +3

Too early for that. Maybe the SGS IV.

Reply 13Johnathan Prochaska 6 hours ago Thumb upThumb down -3

Noooo… I waited for samsung galaxy s2 because I assumed (my big mistake) that there would be another delay for this phone to come out. I could have waited those few extra months for this. Oh well.

Reply DavidGuest 6 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +2

That picture on BGR is exactly what I’m looking for in a phone. All screen.

Reply 8RRR 5 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +1

+1 for design
/* if geller not photoshopped it himself.

Reply SilgrondGuest 6 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +2

I’ve lost my Galaxy S 1 two weeks ago while I was skiing, I’m planning to buy a new phone around September, it might be a good upgrade for my Sony Ericsson k810 lol

Reply 56Inquizitor 6 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +16

Let’s remember that these were the guys who predicted the all-aluminum iPhone 5, and the October release of the “Droid Prime.”

Reply DavidGuest 6 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +13

BGR is the worst tech blog on the internet.

Reply 93DroidSamurai 6 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +5

Let’s hope that when it comes to the US, the name of the phone won’t become “Galaxy S III 4G Touch Wizard Edition Times 3″.

Reply 56Inquizitor 6 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +4

Ahem, please. I think you mean the “Samsung Galaxy S III Epic TouchWiz Skyrocket Edition Times 3 4G LTE featuring Super AMOLED Plus HD”

Reply 15Doan 4 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

Blame the carriers for that.

Reply 87Hall Lo 6 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +1

Arent most of these are some known facts already? I would be surprised only if it doesnt feature a 1280×720 screen, and not at least using its 4412 chipset… But anyways this phone is something we definitely could look forward to :D

Reply Felipe BGuest 6 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

What about the rumors regading frequencies: GSM or CDMA ? If GSM : AT&T or T-Mobile style frequencies? LTE ? which?

My wishlist: GSM Pentaband, LTE multi-band … but having the user the ability to turn on and off any band depending on his location of use.

Yes, yes, I know cell phone operators will never allow this…. but nice thoughts, aren’t they…?

Reply 92alxrock 6 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

I wonder how much longer it’ll be. September maybe?

Reply jspiby2Guest 6 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

I love HTC phones and I’m looking to buy its new flashship phone one X but I hate to say it this really could be a great phone, I don’t know what to do now :-(

Reply 97spazby 6 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

Will it have lte for sprint?

Reply 47Jeff 5 hours ago Thumb upThumb down -1

I’m surprised none of these rumors re-iterate the fact that the Galaxy S III is supposed to get a sealed internal battery like the Droid RAZR in order to increase battery size.

Reply mrbill187Guest 5 hours ago Thumb upThumb down -1

verizon probably wont get this until 9 months after the european release. then SGS IV will be released 3 weeks after.

Reply 14mrbill187 5 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

gah login fail.

Reply 88jamal adam 5 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +2

It seems like I have to take the words of BGR with a “gallon of salt” lol

Reply 99Anthony Domanico 5 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

yeah, the source of the rumor is why i used the gallon of salt analogy. ha

Reply 17Naitsaves 5 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

My day was made when I read “simultaneously”

Reply nory826Guest 5 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

Looks like I may be selling my GSM galaxy nexus soon! Especially when the devs figure out a way to put AOSP ICS on this bad boy.

Reply YonasGuest 4 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +3

I never got my hands on final fantasy I or II two ,when i was a kid….but i nailed III.
I think history is gonna repeat itself,but this time with samsung.

Reply DavidGuest 4 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +4

Can we please troll that Apple cult over there at BGR? Someone photoshop a picture of a Galaxy note, call it the iPhone 5, send them it via an anonymous tip, and watch them go apeshit over the revolutionary new design.

Reply 30Orion78 4 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

Without question, this is my next device. Sprint, let’s do this.

Reply 8RRR 4 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

The rumor sounds good but i was thinking about the Note 2 with such bezelless design and same true RGB matrix will be almost perfect larger size SGS 3 brother for those who care about this category (which is ideal for browsing and as a tablet substitute). Just add 4000mAh battery and the beast will be ready to get any power hungry processor

Reply THoGuest 3 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

With Samsung’s fixation on Apple they have to release something that will compete with the A6 in the iphone 5 — quad A9 cores are yesterday’s news. By the time the iphone 5 is out anything less then 2 A15 cores will be a fail.

Reply Cod3rrorGuest 2 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

Ridiculous!

But the the reason they made it 4.8″ is probably because they could not make an RGB HD screen smaller. The reason Galaxy S II was 4.3(4.27 to be exact) is because it was an RGB Super AMOLED and that was the smallest size they could manufacture.

Still, 4.8″ is just too much. Not interested.

Reply 57BigCiX 20 mins ago Thumb upThumb down 0

I think I’m officially waiting for the next nexus to drop and pray it comes to at&fee.

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