The company Corning has developed an accessory that is
intended for users of the
Mac, requiring a very long cord to connect their
devices. New optical cables Thunderbolt will be presented together with a new
generation of protective glass Gorilla
Glass 3 at CES 2013.
Details on Thunderbolt cables will shine in a separate
announcement, scheduled for Monday, but some data they already have. Cords provide
two-channel bi-directional data transfer rates up to 10 Gbit / s. The company
used to have optical fiber Corning ClearCurve VSDN, the merits of which include
high flexibility and light weight. Optical cables favorably with conventional
conductors larger maximum length.
Apple
Thunderbolt standard cords are strong restrictions by
the specifications, their length is only 2 meters. Corning has found a way to
get around this and suggested cable lengths of 10, 20 and 30 meters. They can
be connected in a chain up to 6 devices to the port Thunderbolt. Accessories
will get to the shops in the first quarter of 2013 and their price information
yet. Corning is also working on similar cables to interface USB 3.0.
High-speed data interface Thunderbolt is the standard in
notebook and desktop computers
Apple. Gradually, this standard is used in the
motherboard and ultrabooks on
Windows.