7 Ways To Make Use of Your Thunderbolt Port

Mac|Life by Matthew Tilmann

It's been five months since Thunderbolt technology arrived on the scene with the latest MacBook Pro refresh. At the time, not many devices were available to make use of the speedy new I/O connection. Since then, the new port has now appeared on new MacBook Airs, iMacs and Mac minis, and with that, the quantity of Thunderbolt-capable devices has improved as well! While some devices and accessories may not be available just yet, many should be arriving shortly. We highlight a handful that could help with all your future data transferring needs.

Apple Thunderbolt Display
What better display to make use of Thunderbolt than Apple's own homegrown product? Connect it to any Thunderbolt-enabled Mac, and all of a sudden it becomes a plug-and-play central hub for every task you need to accomplish.

Matrox MXO2 Lineup
Matrox MXO2 devices can bring a user broadcast-quality video and audio capture, monitoring, output, and H.264 encoding for use with the latest editing and content creation. The full lineup won't be out until September however. read more...