London, UK — Wednesday 15th December, 2010 — Xel Solutions, a provider of easy-to-use consumer technology devices, today announced official DisplayLink certification for its Q-WAVES portfolio of wireless USB products, creating simple connections between computers, TV’s and HDTV’s via innovative Wireless USB for its customers.
 
DisplayLink certification gives consumers the added confidence that Q-WAVES product, including the Q-WAVES Quicklink TV, will benefit from the high-quality DisplayLink USB virtual graphics technology, which allows sharing of content wirelessly from a laptop, netbook or desktop PC with an HDTV and other DisplayLink certified products.
 
“The Q-WAVES product range is designed with simplicity in mind. The Quicklink TV is a plug and play device that will make it extremely easy to watch content from a PC to a TV,” explains Paul McIntosh, Managing Director of Xel Solutions “With DisplayLink certification, we are delighted to offer consumers peace of mind that the Q-WAVES range of wireless devices are designed to work effortlessly enabling all users to just connect.”
 
“Connected TVs are the ‘must-have’ feature of the moment,” said Dennis Crespo, Executive Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for DisplayLink. “The Q-WAVES product shows that sharing content between your computer and your TV today can be both easy and affordable.”
 
The outlook for connected TV sets is bright, new research from Parks Associates(1) indicates the number of European households with a connected TV will grow from less than 4 million in 2009 to 47 million in 2014.
 
“It’s an exciting time, and TV manufacturers have a bold outlook,” added Paul. “Even though connected TVs are regarded as the future, there still remains a significant price jump to bring this technology into the consumer’s living room. With Q-waves devices you can play anything from your laptop to your HDTV today”
 
With the Q-WAVES Quicklink TV, Xel Solutions is extending the PC experience to users’ HDTV’s,  enabling them to access various online services such as catch up TV or the various social network sites on a larger better quality screen.