SUNNYVALE, Calif.,— July 19, 2012 — MHL, LLC, the entity responsible for administering the MHL Consortium and the adoption, licensing and promotion of the MHL™ (Mobile High-Definition Link) specification, today announced that the MHL Consortium is sponsoring, in conjunction with the AT&T Developer Program and Casual Connect, the upcoming Mobile App Hackathon, July 20 – 22, 2012 in Seattle.  This is a special Mobile App Hackathon designed for attendees to build gaming focused mobile apps and will occur this weekend ahead of the Casual Connect Gaming Conference, July 24-26.  Representatives from the Consortium will also be available to meet with members of the casual games industry at the Casual Connect conference itself.

The MHL Consortium will provide attendees with a first-hand look at MHL technology and assist developers in creating cutting-edge mobile games that take advantage of MHL’s features.  Mobile developers are encouraged to deliver an interactive gaming experience by transforming mobile devices into game consoles and controllers.  MHL technology can deliver games on the big screen with virtually zero lag, all while charging the phone.

Event Details:

What: AT&T and Casual Connect Mobile App Hackathon Gaming
When: Friday, July 20, 2012 at 6 p.m. PDT – Sunday, July 22, 2012 at 6 p.m. PDT
Where: Surf Incubator
              Exchange Building
              821 2nd Avenue, 8th Floor
              Seattle, WA 98104

Register:
http://mobileappgaming.eventbrite.com/

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About MHL, LLC
MHL, LLC is the Agent for overseeing and administering the adoption, licensing, and promotion of the MHL Specification. The MHL Specification was developed by Nokia Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Silicon Image, Inc., Sony Corporation, and Toshiba Corporation as a standard for mobile wired video/audio connectivity, which will enable the development of standard-compliant mobile and display products across a broad connectivity ecosystem. MHL, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Silicon Image, Inc. For more information please visit http://www.mhltech.org.

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