The new optical cables could be up to 10 times as long as the original Thunderbolt cables, and that's not the only difference. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing ...

There are only two ways to get digital audio between your TV and soundbar, or your TV and receiver, or really between any piece of gear that transmits audio in a home A/V system: HDMI and optical.

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (TOKYO:5802)(ISIN:JP3407400005) has become the first company to receive Thunderbolt certification from Intel Corporation for the optical ...

Already in its second generation, the Thunderbolt I/O protocol has been around for three years, but only recently did manufacturers begin production of optical cables to deliver the tentpole feature ...

Digital systems are notorious for bottlenecks. It’s no good having a blazing, overclocked PC and an internet connection like a firehose if the USB cable between them is like a straw. It’s even worse ...

Back in March, we noted that optical Thunderbolt 3 cables were starting to become available some four years after the standard's debut. Availability of these high-end optical cables has taken another ...

Once a month or so, I have the privilege of sitting down with Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams to record the Hackaday Podcast. It’s a lot of fun spending a couple of hours geeking out together, and we ...