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Three-port Medusa HDMI 1.3 hub is oh-so-tiny
For those with an eye for finding niche peripherals, they'll notice that there actually are quite a few HDMI hubs out there to select from. Still, we've yet to come across a three-porter sexier and more compact than this. Codenamed Medusa, the three-port HDMI 1.3 hub you see above is about the width / length of a Rubik's Cube and enables a trio of HDMI devices to be connected. Unfortunately, we're not sure if this one will have any real switching capabilities, but you will find Deep Color and CEC support, of course. No word on a price just yet -- after all, it is still in the final stages of development -- but it should go on sale worldwide in under 30 days.[Via Engadget Spanish]
Evergreen's stealthy 2-to-1 HDMI switch
The problem with adding an HDMI hub to your home entertainment system can be three-fold: the price, the extra cable required for power, and a new ugly slab cluttering the fine lines of your home theater. Not so with Evergreen's 2-port EG-HDMI201 HDMI switch. It switches two 1080p HDMI inputs for the decent price price of just ¥9,980 (about $82) -- and without an external power source. Better yet, it features a tiny infrared receiver slung off a 1.4-meter (4.6-foot) cable allowing you to hide the switch anywhere you like. Not too shabby, eh? So Evergreen, what's up with the 5V input jack then? [Via Impress]
