Belkin previewed a Miracast adapter that enables mirroring of...

Belkin previewed a Miracast adapter that enables mirroring of content from a smartphone or tablet to a TV, at a product showcase Thursday in New York. The $69 device is due in stores in September, a company spokesman said. The Belkin adapter is dual-band, which gives the device the low latency required for game play and smooth video, he said. The wired Belkin solution plugs into an HDMI port on a TV to send signals, while power is supplied via a TV’s USB port, he told us, saying most TVs built within the past five years can support the USB power feature. The Miracast adapter can be used with TVs that don’t have a USB port using a USB-AC adaptor, and is compatible with Android 4.2 or greater and Windows 8.1, he said. Users can control content on the device using the TV remote if the TV supports HDMI CEC. Belkin sees picture-sharing as a popular use model for the technology, he said, as consumers look to share photos on their phones on a bigger screen. Belkin also announced Android compatibility for its WeMo home control platform, which already supports iOS devices, and it launched a $49 WeMo light switch that can be controlled by a connected device or put on a timed schedule. The light switch can be be set to go on or off with sunrise or sunset based data from weather.com access via Wi-Fi connection, the company said.