Though it's a solution we've mentioned before in the course of troubleshooting various USB and FireWire device issues, it is oft-overlooked and bears repeating: bad cables can be to blame for ...

Seagate have announced their third-generation of portable hard-drives, the Seagate GoFlex Storage System, which debuts a system of interchangeable connection adapters that can be used to turn a ...

FireWire Depot LLC has announced the release of new FireWire 800 cables, bridgeboards, and a new FireWire 400/USB 2.0 combo enclosure as well. The new FireWire 800 cables include new 9 pin to 9 pin ...

Of all the designs and inventions Apple patents and trademarks every week, some are really interesting and provide good indication of things to come in Macs and iOS devices. Whilst we’ve recently seen ...

How far can I extend DVI, Firewire, and USB (for 2.0)cables, before it becomes an issue? The DVI of course for TFT screens, and the Firewire/USB for an external DVD/CDRW drive.<br><br>I was watching ...

I'm really tired of being forced to buy <I>n</I> feet length cables for the IDE to Firewire bridge multi-CD/DVD burning tests I'm working on.<P>Know of any companies that sell IEEE1394 wire, plugs, ...

Keeping tabs on proper FireWire use Making sure that everyone in your organization is properly using FireWire ports is key to avoiding failure. Bryan McGill, a Macintosh administrator, writes: "This ...

FireWire 800 is the faster peripheral interface introduced in January with Apple’s PowerBook G4. Based on the IEEE 1394b standard, the interface sports twice the available bandwidth of the “original” ...

A new interconnect technology called Light Peak is being developed by Apple as a potential replacement for FireWire, USB and traditional monitor cables. Engadget reports that Apple brought the ...

Designed to meet the demands associated with motion-control and vision systems, GORE FireWire High Flex Cable Assemblies from W.L. Gore & Associates can be flexed and bent without causing bit errors ...

Apple Computer has almost single-handedly succeeded in turning USB into an accepted interface standard. Sony, Apple, and others are currently making FireWire into the industry standard for multimedia.