By Autumn of 2010, Apple may be ready to introduce a line of Macs using Light Peak, an optical interconnect technology just unveiled by Intel. Intel showed off Light Peak at its developer forum in San Francisco last week. Apple approached Intel with the idea of creating a technology that could handle massive amounts of data and offer one connector to replace all the different connectors used with computers, according to a weekend post on the technology blog Engadget. Light Peak is the code name for a high-speed optical cable technology to connect electronic devices to each other.
Intel Shows Glimpse of Light Peak Device Connector
Posted by: Richard Adhikari September 28, 2009 12:26 PMBy Autumn of 2010, Apple may be ready to introduce a line of Macs using Light Peak, an optical interconnect technology just unveiled by Intel. Intel showed off Light Peak at its developer forum in San Francisco last week. Apple approached Intel with the idea of creating a technology that could handle massive amounts of data and offer one connector to replace all the different connectors used with computers, according to a weekend post on the technology blog Engadget. Light Peak is the code name for a high-speed optical cable technology to connect electronic devices to each other.