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Belkin’s Thunderbolt Express dock is finally shipping, offers its ports for $299

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Remember the Belkin Thunderbolt Express dock that we first laid our peepers on back at CES 2012? Well, the device that looks to lend a hand to your desktop setup is now available. After upgrading the unit back in the summer of 2012, pre-orders wen…


Intel announces next-gen Thunderbolt with 20 Gbps throughput, 4K support

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Here at NAB, Intel just introduced the next generation of its Thunderbolt interface, which promises a data rate of 20 Gbps in both directions (on each of the two channels) as opposed to 10 Gbps for the previous version. Of course, the company stepped…


G-Technology shows off a Thunderbolt-powered dock with dual hard drive bays

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We have a feeling 4K is going to be a major theme at this year’s NAB, which also means we’ll be seeing a good deal of hardware that can actually handle such high-res content. Mostly, we’re talking pro cameras and the like, but at least one company wi…


Refresh Roundup: week of April 1st, 2013

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Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it’s easy for …


Intel’s Core i3 NUC mini-system bares it all for IDF (hands-on video)

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What’s red or black, 4 x 4 inches and exposes itself shamelessly on the show floor at IDF 2012? If you answered Intel’s Next Unit of Computing (NUC), you’d be right. The diminutive PC was on display at Intel’s Developer Forum along with its motherboa…


Blackmagic launches Cinema Camera MFT with Micro Four Thirds mount, sans autofocus, for $3K

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Blackmagic Design has thrown its Cinema Camera MFT into the Micro Four Thirds arena, but it will only work with lenses that have manual iris and focus capability. The shooter is otherwise identical to the original Cinema Camera, with a 2.5k, sub-MFT …


Refresh Roundup: week of August 27th, 2012

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Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it’s easy for …


Thunderbolt-equipped Drobo 5D and Drobo Mini storage devices now up for pre-order

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Hankering for a Drobo with Thunderbolt? They’re here… almost. Starting today, consumers far and wide can place their pre-orders for the Drobo 5D and the Drobo Mini. As a refresher, the former is a BYOD desktop solution with a pair of T-bolt ports an…


Netstor rolls out Thunderbolt-powered PCIe and storage expansion options for Macs

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We can sympathize — your task-master Mac is hurting for PCIe expansion and more storage. Fortunately, Netstor has just announced several new products to boost your computer’s ego and add either item via those newly christened Thunderbolt ports. The …


Thunderbolt 1.2.1 update adds Ethernet adapter support, reportedly squashes boot issues

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Got your fancy new Retina MacBook Pro? Eying up one of those Thunderbolt to Ethernet adapters? Well, Apple’s just released a software update that adds support for the nifty peripheral. That’s the main purpose of this latest version — 1.2.1 — accord…