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Apple?s intends to offer an interoperable connectivity standard, that handles all major input/output on a single port
At the Intel Developer Forum held last week, a hot topic was Intel?s unveiling of the Light Speed optical cable technology. The thin optical cable can transfer data at speeds of 10Gb/s, and Intel claims it will deliver speeds of 100Gb/s within 10 years. The data can be transferred over a cable of up to 100 meters in length.
Aside from the technology unveiling, those attending the event couldn?t help but notice that Intel was demonstrating the product on a ?hackintosh? ? an unbranded PC running a patched Mac OS.
Thanks to Engadget it emerged over the weekend that there was an explanation for this. Apple had approached Intel back in 2007 to create a single interoperable standard which would ?replace the multitudinous connector types with a single connector (FireWire, USB, Display interface).?
Apple plans to introduce Light Peak as a new standard for its systems around the American fall of 2010 (South African spring). There are plans to follow up with a low-power variation in 2011, aimed at handhelds and cell phones. A single universal port would be extremely useful in small devices, such as the anticipated Mac tablet PC.
If the timing for the introduction of Light Peak holds true, it would be in direct competition with USB 3.0. The ability to offer a superior 10Gb/s over USB 3.0, which operates at 3.2Gb/s, raises the question as to whether Apple will simply skip USB 3.0 in favour of Light Peak.
Apple?s intends to offer an interoperable connectivity standard, that handles all major input/output on a single port
At the Intel Developer Forum held last week, a hot topic was Intel?s unveiling of the Light Speed optical cable technology. The thin optical cable can transfer data at speeds of 10Gb/s, and Intel claims it will deliver speeds of 100Gb/s within 10 years. The data can be transferred over a cable of up to 100 meters in length.
Aside from the technology unveiling, those attending the event couldn?t help but notice that Intel was demonstrating the product on a ?hackintosh? ? an unbranded PC running a patched Mac OS.
Thanks to Engadget it emerged over the weekend that there was an explanation for this. Apple had approached Intel back in 2007 to create a single interoperable standard which would ?replace the multitudinous connector types with a single connector (FireWire, USB, Display interface).?
Apple plans to introduce Light Peak as a new standard for its systems around the American fall of 2010 (South African spring). There are plans to follow up with a low-power variation in 2011, aimed at handhelds and cell phones. A single universal port would be extremely useful in small devices, such as the anticipated Mac tablet PC.
If the timing for the introduction of Light Peak holds true, it would be in direct competition with USB 3.0. The ability to offer a superior 10Gb/s over USB 3.0, which operates at 3.2Gb/s, raises the question as to whether Apple will simply skip USB 3.0 in favour of Light Peak.
