Peripherals Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Sonnet announces powerful Echo 15 Thunderbolt Dock

by Steven Sande (Apr 4th, 2013)

Slowly, but surely, Thunderbolt docks are starting to appear from peripheral manufacturers. The Matrox DS1 has shipped to much acclaim, although Belkin's promised Thunderbolt Express Dock has slipped past the promised Q1 ship date. Now Sonnet has announced that the Echo 15 Thunderbolt Dock ...

Backblaze announces 180 TB Storage Pod 3.0 open source design

by Steven Sande (Feb 20th, 2013)

So, you take a few hundred thousand RAW photos and capture a couple thousand hours of HD video, and before you know it you're out of storage space. Wouldn't it be nice to have 180 TB available to store all of those bits? Never fear, online backup company Backblaze has just announced the third ...

TUAW TV Live at 5 PM ET: Unboxing Day

by Steven Sande (Dec 5th, 2012)

In a number of the Commonwealth nations, Boxing Day (celebrated on December 26) is celebrated both in the historical sense as a day when gifts are distributed and in the present sense as a big day to watch sporting events and go shopping. Today, December 5, 2012, is going to be celebrated at ...

Thunderbolt to Firewire cable appears, disappears on Apple Store

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Aug 1st, 2012)

The long-awaited Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter made its debut on Apple's online store this morning, but the product page appears to be appearing and disappearing at will. I wasn't able to see the cable listing, but Erica Sadun and Dave Caolo did; as of 11am ET, it appears to be down again. ...

Drobo announces Thunderbolt-enabled storage devices

by Steven Sande (Jun 21st, 2012)

Drobo has been manufacturing easy-to-use BeyondRAID arrays for quite a few years, but one common complaint of users has been that the devices have been relatively slow in comparison with traditional arrays. Today the company is introducing the US$799 (empty) Drobo 5D with Thunderbolt and USB ...

Belkin promises spec upgrade for Thunderbolt Express Dock with USB 3.0, eSATA

by Mel Martin (Jun 5th, 2012)

Belkin has added some upgrades to its soon-to-be-shipped Thunderbolt Express Dock, and a new Thunderbolt cable for Mac and PC users. The Thunderbolt Express Dock is a first-of-its-kind docking solution for both PC and Mac users that enables instant access to up to nine desktop peripherals with ...

iPad gaming adapter iCade Mobile now shipping

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 5th, 2012)

Ion Audio, the company behind the iCade Arcade cabinet for the iPad, is shippping its latest product, the iCade Mobile. As its name implies, the iCade Mobile is a Bluetooth game controller for the iPhone and iPod touch. The accessory adds physical buttons and a D-Pad to your iOS device and lets ...

Two OWC products win TUAW Best of 2011 voting for Best Mac Peripheral or Accessory

by Steven Sande (Dec 15th, 2011)

We have another winner! Or should I say we have two winners? Other World Computing, familiar to Mac users worldwide as OWC, has two products that won the coveted title of Best Mac Peripheral or Accessory of the Year in TUAW's Best of 2011 voting. Tied with precisely 24.2 percent of the votes ...

Best of 2011 Nominations: Mac peripherals and accessories

by Steven Sande (Dec 6th, 2011)

During December and January, The Unofficial Apple Weblog is soliciting your nominations and votes for the best products for Mac, iPhone/iPod touch, and iPad. We'll start with nominations in a category, and then tally your votes for the top-nominated products a few days later. The winner in each ...

Intel says Mac Thunderbolt ports will support optical cables

by Chris Rawson (Sep 26th, 2011)

While currently-shipping Thunderbolt cables and peripherals are still running over copper, Macworld reports that Intel has confirmed that current Thunderbolt ports in Apple's latest Macs will support data transfer over optical cables. Back when it was known as Light Peak, Thunderbolt was ...

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 ...

Thunderbolt peripherals announced at NAB this week

by Mike Schramm (Apr 11th, 2011)

Sure, you've got a shiny new MacBook Pro with that top-of-the-line Thunderbolt interface, but odds are that you don't have anything besides a DisplayPort adapter to plug it into yet! Worry not -- the National Association of Broadcasters is meeting in Las Vegas this week, and a few companies ...

Want to write on your iPad? Here's some tips to get started

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Dec 27th, 2010)

So, you received an iPad under the tree. As you're playing with it, you're wondering what you can do with it in regards to creating the written word. For the writer -- from fiction author to enterprising blogger -- the iPad is also a very portable way to get some serious writing done, even though it ...

Elgato EyeTV HD: A review of the Mac DVR for cable and satellite HDTV

by Steven Sande (Dec 18th, 2010)

Elgato has been in the Mac video market for quite some time, developing and marketing such popular products as the Turbo.264 HD USB video compression device and various varieties of EyeTV, a tuner and digital video recorder for Mac. Eariler this year, TUAW reviewed the EyeTV Hybrid, a US$149.95 USB ...

Drobo updates Drobo S with USB 3.0, gives away goodies to TUAW readers

by Steven Sande (Nov 16th, 2010)

Data Robotics has added a new feature to the Drobo S, the five-drive BeyondRAID storage device that can be expanded up to 10 TB of space. While USB 3.0 (note the new port at far right on the image shown here) isn't currently supported out of the box by any Apple products, there are third-party USB ...