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One cable to rule them all: China's 8K-ready HDMI and DisplayPort competitor supports up to 192 Gbps bandwidth and 480 W power delivery in a single connection
By Andy Edser published
News That's over a proprietary connector, but a slower USB Type-C variant is also planned.

The next version of HDMI is said to launch at CES 2025, with 'a wide range of higher resolutions and refresh rates' and a new cable
By Nick Evanson published
news HDMI 2.1 is good enough for 4K 240 Hz so goodness knows what 2.2 will be bringing to the table.

Hackers can wirelessly spy on your display by collecting HDMI signal leaks and churning them through an AI, but I wouldn't break out the tin foil just yet
By Andy Edser published
News Cool, but complicated. Our raison d'etre!

The messy DisplayPort 2.1 specs mean you could be limited to a monitor cable too short to be of any use if you want to hit 4K at 240 Hz
By Nick Evanson published
news The devil is in the details, as the saying goes, but also in the wiring in this case.

Great Scott! Asus' Back to the Future cable-hiding system is no gimmick, it's the future of gaming and enthusiast PCs
By Nick Evanson published
Hidden treasure It's not cable-less, it's cable-hidden, and it's flipping brilliant.

VESA updates its DisplayPort specification to version 2.1a, beefing up cable requirements for even higher resolutions and refresh rates
By Nick Evanson published
news The numbers all look impressive but it ultimately won't mean anything for PC gamers for long, long time.

Before you judge me for drooling over these gorgeous 3D CT scans of USB cables I implore you to check them out yourself
By Nick Evanson published
News No prizes for guessing what makes Apple's cables so damn expensive, though.

Asus' cable-free GPUs are coming this year and I'm living for the look
By Katie Wickens published
news Asus' innovative cable-free graphics cards going into mass production before the end of the year.
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