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“With worldwide smartphone and tablet sales growing to more than 1.4 billion units by 2015, the concept of a ‘home server’ has shifted dramatically to include these powerful handheld devices,” said Kurt Scherf, vice president and principal analyst with Parks Associates. “As these products evolve as media hubs for the consumer, it is natural to extend the content experience to the large television screen in the living room. By addressing charging, display resolution, content protection, and control in one solution (with one thin cable), the MHL Consortium has developed a solution to easily extend content between the mobile and fixed entertainment device.”

Kurt Scherf, Parks Associates, 10/13/2011

"I'm anxiously awaiting to see the developer community respond to this new MHL protocol. Consumers will love connecting their smartphones to their home theater system and in their offices in a more fluid way. Developers will love putting their apps and games on the big screen in a more submersive way than currently available."

Kyle Sandler, The Droid Guy, 5/16/2011

“A big ‘thing’ for mobile now is the physical downsizing. How can we make technology simpler, cheaper, and more convenient? MHL is yet another piece to that puzzle and it looks to fit very well.”

Phandroid.com, 3/28/2011

"In fact, we believe MHL could be a defacto standard on the majority of smartphones over the next 2-3 years."

StreetInsider.com, 1/19/2011