Light Peak continued...

Found a really interesting article on cnet.com in regards to Light Peak and how intel is bringing the optical technology to the masses.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-10362246-264.html

One special thing to note is that light peak is looking at replacing all existing connectors into the one type of connector...

"Intel's hope for Light Peak is to create a single connection for video, storage devices, the network, printers, Webcams, and anything else that plugs into a PC. Light Peak uses circuitry that can juggle multiple communication protocols at the same time, and the Light Peak promise is for a universal connector to replace today's incompatible sockets for USB, FireWire, DVI, DisplayPort, and HDMI. It's a hot-plug technology, meaning that devices can be linked when they're up and running. "