It appears that Corning is making fiber optics. I didn't see this coming, but probably should have, considering the properties of certain glasses from them. This is very interesting.
Fiber optic connections are nothing new. They have been used for a long time in networking applications. Thunderbolt is trying to bring this to consumers, in a more appropriate price range. So far they have not done a very good job of this, Thunderbolt being available on a very select few computers, and only slightly more devices. That being said, it does have good potential if Intel can manage to make it more widespread by approving more devices and computers, .
The big breakthrough here though, (at least from my point of view) is the 0 bend radius on this cable!
While on the topic of data, transfer and storage;
Non-technical people tend to get a bit blasé about how it is now possible to store multiple HD feature films on things that you can lose in your pocket, but the reality is quite astonishing. Ten years ago, the idea that you might be able to back up an entire video project on something costing £25, and that you could accidentally drop in your cup of decaff latte would have seemed completely wild. In fact, if you'd dropped the decade-old equivalent on your coffee mug, it would have smashed it and the table as well.
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