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Thunderbolt-based docks are turning into big business thanks to recent developments in computing hardware (mostly on behalf of Apple). Docks have been used for years to make it easier to use laptops in desktop situations. But what if your desktop already has a computer on it? Todd met with David from IOGear to gett the answer to that question. David
Much publicity, good or bad, was made over the recent updates to Apple's MacBook Pro line of laptop computers. "Where are all the ports?" was a constant refrain from critics who didn't like the line's lack of traditional I/O. It'd definitely be inconvenient to carry a collection of dongles around with that shiny new MBP in order to get all
Corning are famous for their glass-based products, most notably Serengeti Drivers sunglasses and Gorilla Glass screens which protect the majority of mobile devices on the planet. Todd gets a hands-on demonstration of Corning's latest products from Jon Pesansky and Gabriela Allen. This year sees Gorilla Glass 4 come to market which roughly doubles the height a phone call fall without smashing its
MOTU has introduced an addition to their family of Video I/O products at NAB the HDX-SDI with Thunderbolt technology. (HDX-SDI-TB). The HDX-SDI will work with Final Cut Pro, Avid and Premiere Pro. The HDX-SDI with Thunderbolt technology captures and monitors all types of videos from 1080p30 down to Standard Def. It works with all the popular codecs including ProRes and DNxHD.
You know the 2-flip USB rule. The USB plug won't work, so you flip it. It still doesn't work so you flip it again. Then it plugs right in. Well that is all going to change. The USB Implementers Forum announced they are working on a new plug that will work however you plug it in. Other features will include
Following on from GNC's review of the MiniStation Air earlier this month, Buffalo have a launched the MiniStation Thunderbolt SSD. As you might guess from the name, it's a portable SSD with a Thunderbolt connection so it's ideal for connecting up with Apple Macs. Combining the SSD with Thunderbolt, the MiniStation has a read performance of more than 370 MB/s
Mike Mihalik from LaCie shows off their new Thunderbolt-connected hard drives for the Apple Macs, including the previously announced Little Big Disk and the new 2big, which has two internal 3.5" drives. Also announced was the eSata Dock, a docking station that connects legacy SATA devices via Thunderbolt. Thunderbolt offers seriously quick data transfer speeds with write speeds of 252 Mb/s and