Intel: new 'Thunderbolt' data-transfer system is blazingly fast
It's geeky but true: An Intel technology called "Thunderbolt" is creating quite a storm in the computer and gadget worlds this week.
Here's why this may matter to you: Thunderbolt will allow you to transfer photos, videos and files from other devices to a computer faster than ever before.
Think about the last time you plugged in a HD video camera to your laptop and tried to transfer your kids' hour-long soccer game onto your hard drive. If you were using a USB cord (it looks like this) or a FireWire cable (it looks like this), that may have taken you quite some time. Intel's new Thunderbolt cable and port system claims to be 20 times faster than USB 2.0 and 12 times faster than FireWire, both of which are its main competitors.
