Intel on Tuesday sound out that developer outfit for Thunderbolt will be available this quarter , which could lead to the quick accessibility of a wider range of products ground on the interconnect technology .
Thunderbolt was first announce on Feb. 24 and is presently being offer only by Apple in its newMacBook Pro laptop , which were launch on the same day . Intel get together with Apple in developing the interconnect .
The developer kits could help equipment makers accelerate the firing of ware to market , an Intel spokesman said .
Thunderbolt is a dual - duct , high - hurrying interconnect that can transfer data between host machine and external devices at speeds of up to 10 gigabits per minute . The technology enable a full - distance , high - definition movie to be transferred in less than 30 second , and synchronization of high - bandwidth audio and video between computers and other machine in actual fourth dimension .
Intel is already working with some partners to grow products as it tries to construct out an ecosystem around the interconnect . LaCie and Western Digital have already march portable storage products , but are not yet sell machine . Companies including Canon have announced support for Thunderbolt , and products from AJA , BlackMagic , Matrox andSonnetare being show at the NAB trade show , which is go on in Las Vegas through April 14 .
Sony is also one of the backer of Thunderbolt , but has not yet talked about plans to follow up the technology in its laptops . A number of company that have not yet implemented Thunderbolt have also give tongue to involvement in the technology . Hewlett - Packard , which offers USB 3.0 ports in mellow - goal laptop for gamy - upper information conveyance to external devices , will evaluate Thunderbolt for implementation in laptops , a caller spokesman pronounce .
Thunderbolt currently supports the PCI Express and DisplayPort protocols , and could reduce the routine of connectors needed to attach peripherals such as monitors and storage machine to computers . Thunderbolt could ultimately replace protocol such as USB 3.0 , but Intel insists that the technologies are complementary .
Intel originally talk about Thunderbolt in 2009 , when it say the technology would be deliver with visual cabling . However , initial builds of Thunderbolt are being delivered using fuzz wires , with visual cabling coming after this year , Intel has said . Optical applied science could aid leave faster data transfer over long distances than electrical technology .
