Belkin’s new HDMI adapter wirelessly connects to screens from 130 ft

Belkin has introduced a brand new wi-fi show adapter that works with out the necessity for a Wi-Fi community. The ConnectAir Wireless HDMI Display 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 keep on with suitable apps, and Belkin says the adapter’s vary maxes out at 131 ft, so you should use it whereas crashed in a resort room or to current by means of a distant projector in a convention room.

The wi-fi adapter, which is predicted to be obtainable in “select markets” beginning in Q1 2026 for $149.99, isn’t as handy as Apple AirPlay or Google Cast, nevertheless it’s not restricted to solely gadgets that help these protocols. As lengthy because the supply gadget 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 by means of partitions, though the vary and reliability could also be lowered relying on how thick they’re, or what they’re fabricated from. You also can join as much as eight transmitters to a single receiver and change between them to keep away from the trouble of swapping out receivers linked to a projector or TV put in someplace that’s arduous to achieve.