Netgear is touting a new adapter that allows the wireless display of content from the PC – including photos, home videos and Internet content – on 1080i HDTVs.  Push2TV attaches to the set via an HDMI cable, allowing untethered control from any laptop powered by the new Intel Core 2010 processor family of i3, i5 and i7 chips.

Select Dell, Toshiba and Sony laptops will come bundled with the Netgear P2TV this year.  It will also be available for individual purchase at $99.

“The chips are so powerful, what they’re doing is compressing the signal in real-time and sending it via Wi-Fi to the TV,” Netgear’s Somshubhro Pal Choudhury said.  What sets the Push2TV apart from other IPTV adapters is that it actually creates a Windows/Intel browser environment for the television, he explained and “it extends the computer screen to your TV.”  While the Push2TV does not display Internet content in true HD, Choudry noted, “You’d be surprised.  It looks really good.”

Netgear is exhibiting here at the Las Vegas Marriott, room #305.