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Belkin's Thunderbolt dock delivers plug-and-play flexibility

by Michael Rose (May 9th, 2013)

It's dock o'clock, thank goodness, as Belkin's long incubation period of the Thunderbolt Express Dock closed out last month. The US$299 expansion peripheral is now shipping to customers; is it worth your attention? We've had a week to put it through its paces. The most direct product comparison ...

Matrox DualHead2go adapter broadens your monitor horizons

by Michael Rose (Apr 9th, 2013)

If your widescreen ambitions can't be contained by a mere 1920x1080 HD screenscape, the fine folks at Matrox have a solution for you. The DualHead2Go Digital Mac Edition display adapter, priced around US$160, is built and marketed specifically for the Thunderbolt and DisplayPort-enabled Mac ...

Intel distributing Thunderbolt developer kits this quarter, more peripherals on the way

by Samuel Gibbs (Apr 13th, 2011)

According to IDG News, Intel announced yesterday that Thunderbolt developer kits would be making their way out to manufacturers within this quarter, opening up development for the fledgling standard. The technology, previously known by its code name 'Light Peak,' began shipping on the 2011 ...

Apple granted patent for DisplayPort/Thunderbolt, USB 3.0 dock connector

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 5th, 2011)

Apple has been granted a patent for a new type of dock connector, discovered by PatentlyApple. The new dock connector is a "hybrid DisplayPort/USB 3.0 high speed connector." According to the patent-tracking site, "This new and extremely slim connector will work on all iOS devices like the iPod ...

Thunderbolt: Apple and Intel's new interconnect

by Michael Rose (Feb 24th, 2011)

It's been a while getting here -- Intel first demoed Light Peak at IDF in September 2009 -- but the first production laptops featuring the new, rebranded Thunderbolt interface are about to ship, in the form of shiny new MacBook Pros. Thunderbolt's raw speed (10 Gbps) and purported simplicity ...

New MacBooks support audio and video out of Mini DisplayPort

by Mike Schramm (May 19th, 2010)

I recently faced an audio/video problem with my MacBook. I subscribed to the great MLB.TV service so that I could watch my Cubs games out here in Los Angeles. However, instead of just watching them on my MacBook, I wanted to actually watch them on my HDTV. My first solution was to go get a Mini ...

TUAW Review: Kanex HDMI + audio adapter works fine but costs extra

by Michael Rose (Nov 4th, 2009)

When we first heard about the Kanex HDMI + digital audio converter a few weeks ago, I was eager to give it a trial run and see if it managed to deliver on the promise of integrated audio with HDMI video. I've been playing with the $70 unit for a few days now, and the answer is a qualified yes: it ...

Kanex brings digital audio into a Display Port to HDMI adapter

by Michael Rose (Oct 3rd, 2009)

When we published our "Ultimate Mac mini Home Theater" guide in August, I drooled along with everyone else at the idea of supercharging my HDTV with a mini for movie and music playback. Something nagged at me, though, as I looked over the options for going from the mini's video-out ports (the ...

New mini owners stung with display incompatibilities, update on the way

by Michael Rose (Mar 17th, 2009)

It seems like just yesterday we heard from David Thomas that his Samsung Syncmaster 910 MP display wasn't working with his shiny new 2009 Mac mini. Oh, wait, it was yesterday -- and David's not alone, judging by the traffic on Apple's support boards. VGA display owners who are using a Mini ...

MacBook Pro users getting bitten by HDCP

by Michael Rose (Nov 19th, 2008)

Yesterday, our buddy David Chartier at Ars and Sam Oliver at AppleInsider both publicized an issue that's been burning up the support boards for a while now: iTunes video rentals and purchases in HD are flagged for HDCP control, and in cooperation with the new Mini DisplayPort connector on the ...