Intel has unveiled Light Peak, a new connectivity standard that uses fibre optics to transmit data between devices.Fibre optic data transfer has been around in networking and storage devices for some time, but Light Peak is more than just another networking interface.Dadi Perlmutter, head of Intel’s Architecture Group, said the new technology can be used for storage, video and audio transmission . This data can be passed down a single cable at speeds of up to 10Gbit/s at ranges of up to 100m.
Video editors and motion-graphics artists have been poorly served by laptops, with even the most expensive notebook components proving inadequate for heavy renders or editing. Canadian manufacturer Eurocom has a cunning solution: shoehorn desktop components into a laptop chasis. The results is the beefy D900C Phantom-X, with a desktop processor and the option ( as tested) of dual SLI graphic cards.
The Targus website claims this versatile bag enables you to “change your look, from classic to cool to fun, in just a few minutes”. In reality, this amounts to being able to switch between these strap colours: gray, black and the slightly dubious lime green. Marketing plays aside, this is a good bag. Your 15.4in laptop is held in an elasticated neoprene sling, with good padding providing above-average protection. There’s a second flap giving extra protection to the main notebook compartment, although this adds to the Velcro, but this bag will keep your laptop will protected.
Targus TSM08001US Velos Messenger Bag (Charcoal)
