Items tagged with connector

by Ray Willington - Tue, Apr 08, 2014

Intel Adds Networking Emulation To Thunderbolt For 10GbE Speeds

It's tough to say when, or if, the heralded USB port will ever be truly replaced in the eyes of the masses. But Thunderbolt is sure working towards becoming a great secondary option, if not an outright replacement in time. At this year's NAB Show in Las Vegas, Intel announced Thunderbolt 2. It's the latest edition of... Read more...

by Ray Willington - Wed, Dec 04, 2013

USB Connector To Become Smaller and Reversible As Devices Slim Down

Great news for those waiting for the tried-and-true USB connector to follow the path of Apple's thinner, smaller lightning connector... at least in terms of overall size. While mini-USB and micro-USB are certainly tiny by most definitions, they're still a little chunky when seen on some of the world's slimmest phones... Read more...

by Ray Willington - Mon, Jan 07, 2013

USB 3.0 Getting A Major Speed Boost To Rival Thunderbolt

Look out, Thunderbolt! Apple and Intel's high-speed interconnect just got some new competition, but if you aren't looking closely, you may think it's actually old technology. USB 3.0 is planning to get a major update, and in fact, it'll end up doubling the transfer rates of an already quick technology. The USB 3.0 Promoter Group today announced... Read more...

by Ray Willington - Sun, Feb 27, 2011

LaCie Bringing Thunderbolt Support To Little Big Disk, More HDDs Soon

And just like that, Apple's Thunderbolt I/O port has some company. LaCie, which has obviously been a big-time proponent of supporting Apple interface options. They've had FireWire ports on their devices for as long as we can remember, and now they're one of the first companies out of the gate to vouch for Apple's... Read more...

by Ray Willington - Thu, Jan 13, 2011

FireWire Reaches 2 Billion Ports Worldwide, Looks To Grow In 2011

When it comes to major connectors, FireWire is pretty high up there on the list. It's obviously not nearly as universal as the Universal Serial Bus (USB), but it's still a well-know, oft utilized port for A/V professionals. FireWire always had a larger grip on the Mac market than the PC market, but even with eSATA and... Read more...

by Shawn Oliver - Mon, Sep 28, 2009

Intel's Light Peak Connector To Ship In 2010?

We had a look at Intel's newest connection standard, Light Peak, during our stay at IDF last week. To be honest, we were floored by the possibilities. Optical cabling has always had huge potential, so it makes perfect sense to see Intel really pushing such a standard during a time with bandwidth is in high demand and data can't possibly be... Read more...

by Jason Gibson - Mon, Jun 21, 2004

Intel Press Release, Vantec EZ-Grip Connectors, Thermaltake Polo and More

Good evening everyone :) Well, the day is winding down and you know what that means. Yup! I round up of all the latest and greatest from around the net. This evening we have a smattering from all areas of the hardware scene; water-cooling, case mods, windows tweakage, etc. etc.. So, go... Read more...