This is the time of the year when we're awaiting new product announcements from Apple, may it be the iPhone 5, the 5th Gen iPod touch, 3rd Gen Apple TV, probably a real Apple TV set, the iPad 2 and even the iPad 3. All those things aside, CNET reports that Apple is expected to make an announcement about a new high speed connection technology. Details on that, after the break.
Whether the new connector tech will be part of the upcoming MacBook Pro update (rumored to happen February 24) or announced in another context is not clear. Intel has been working on a technology called Light Peak for years and recently said the initial version would be based on copper, as practical realities dictate more conventional technology.
Apple is expected to adopt this Intel technology in the near future--but likely use a name other than Light Peak, a source familiar with this aspect of Apple's plans said. Intel has said in the past that the first products using Light Peak should appear in the first half of 2011
What exactly is Light Peak? Well according to Intel, Light Peak is going to be significantly faster than even USB 3.0, carrying data at a staggering speed of 10 gigabits per second, and that too in both directions simultaneously. Connection speeds will not be affected by the transition to copper.
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