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Intel: Light Peak could succeed, replace USB 3.0 ports in several years

Representatives from Intel went on record to state that the company’s upcoming Light Peak technology could eventually succeed and replace USB 3.0 in several years. Intel, which announced Light Peak last year, hopes it will be broadly used by devices ranging from PCs to consumer electronics and other gadgets, said Kevin Kahn, an Intel senior […]

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Intel Working on Apple’s “Light Peak” Brainchild to Eventually Replace Multiple Connection Cables

Ok, this is interesting. A new interconnect technology called Light Peak is being developed by Apple as a potential replacement for FireWire, USB and traditional monitor cables. Engadget reports that Apple brought the technology to Intel and asked them to create it. Per Engadget, Apple had reached out to Intel as early as 2007 with […]