Solar cells spring from optical fibers Nov 4, 2009
By assembling the components of a dye-sensitized solar cell along the outside of an optical cable, Georgia Tech researchers said they were able to demonstrate thin, flexible solar cells six times more efficient than flat panels using the same materials ... Georgia Tech professor Zhong Lin Wang shows solar cells assembled as a thin-film coating on fiber optical cables ... The researchers also want to create bundled subsystems consisting of hundreds of parallel fiber optical cables. (EETimes)
Can you hear me now? Ars reviews the AX 720 headphones Oct 31, 2009
A 3-foot audio optical cable is used to connect the Tritton Amp to your consoles. Because I got sick of switching the cable from the consoles, I wound up picking up an to connect two optical sources to a single input. (Ars Technica)
* Intel sales sink 8% on weak demand Oct 15, 2009
An Intel Corp Light Peak chip, with high-speed optical cable technology, is pictured in this undated company photo released to the media on Tuesday. Intel, the worlds biggest chipmaker, released third quarter earnings results yesterday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
SiGe experts push CMOS envelope for Light Peak transceivers Oct 9, 2009
Light Peak interconnects computers, displays, disk drives, docking stations, printers, Webcams, handsets and more with a lightweight daisy-chained optical cable running the native I/O protocols for each device, but executing them at 10 Gbits/s over a common optical fiber ... By daisy-chaining the optical cable from device to device, each data stream can originate and terminate at different locations along the fiber simultaneously ... For instance, a connection from a computer to a display using... (EETimes)
Intel vows to make TV personal, social, optical Sep 26, 2009
Toward that end, at IDF Rattner demonstrated the Light Peak optical interconnection technology a thin, flexible optical cable to replace the fat, stiff Ethernet cable used today. "We are also going to need very high-speed input/output technology, with tens if not hundreds of gigabits-per-second bandwidth," said Rattner. (EETimes)
China's only county without optical cables to enter 3G era Sep 26, 2009
China's only county without optical cables enters 3G era _English_Xinhua. China's only county without optical cables enters 3G era ... BEIJING, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Medog County in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China's only county without access to optical cables, entered the third-generation (3G) era as an optical cable telecommunications project was completed and came into use Friday. (Xinhuanet, China)
Intel Technology, Processing Power Key to TV Revolution Sep 25, 2009
Postley said 50 copper-based cables on the set of a 3-D shoot today could be replaced with a single optical cable with Light Peak technology. In addition to its extreme speed, Light Peak technology has the unique ability to simultaneously transport multiple existing I/O protocols. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Future is TV-shaped, says Intel Sep 25, 2009
The conference was told that 50 copper-based cables on the set of a 3D shoot today may one day be replaced with a single optical cable that can use Light Peak technology. Intel hopes to start shipping Light Peak in 2010. (BBC News -- Technology)
Intel debuts optical link for PCs Sep 24, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO Intel Corp. wants to consolidate all the wired connections on your PC to a single 10 Gbit/second optical cable it calls Light Peak. It plans to roll out a controller to drive the interface sometime next year working with Sony Corp.'s Vaio group and other unnamed partners. (EETimes)
Verizon Business Global Mesh Network Investment Pays Big Dividends for Enterprise Customers During Multiple Submarine Cable System Disruptions in Asia-Pacific Region Sep 18, 2009
" Verizon Business has ownership in more than 80 submarine cables around the world including 18 cables in the Asia Pacific region: Japan-U.S.; China-U.S.; Southern Cross (U.S., New Zealand and Australia); SEA-ME-WE-4; and the Trans-Pacific Express network. Verizon Business is a founding partner and landing party for TPE, which is the first next-generation undersea optical cable system directly linking the U.S. to mainland China, South Korea and Taiwan. The TPE system uses the latest optical... (PR Newswire)
* US, PRC maneuvers post-Morakot Aug 30, 2009
At the height of the onslaught of Typhoon Morakot on Aug. 8, the former chief of the general staff left on a visit to Beijing; on Aug. 9, an undersea optical cable just off Taiwan was severed in five places, and the US militarys Asia Pacific command offered to help Taiwan with disaster relief X not once, but twice ... On Aug. 12, an underwater optical cable was again severed, this time in six places, China rejected a visit to Hong Kong by a Japanese navy vessel, and Premier Liu Chao-shiuan... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
PC of the Week (08/04/09) Aug 5, 2009
The 360 also hooks into these speakers via a digital optical cable. More pictures of Jason's rig. (IGN PC Games)
Will you let PC algorithms decide what stock you buy? Jul 30, 2009
Yes, we really are talking about shaving off the milliseconds that it takes light to travel along an optical cable. Also Read. (India Times)
Tritton AX 900 Gaming He... Jun 20, 2009
5mm speaker jack, or the included optical cable, run a USB cable to your PS3 or PC for communication, and connect the headset to the control box via 6 pin connector. From there, firing up the AX 900 is as simple as powering on and selecting the desired input. (IGN Gear)
Optical Cable Corporation Schedules Conference Call to Discuss First Quarter 2009 Results Mar 14, 2009
Source: Optical Cable Corporation ... March 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Optical Cable Corporation (Nasdaq GM: OCCF), today announced that it will release its first quarter of fiscal year 2009 results on Monday, March 16, 2009 ... As in the past, Optical Cable Corporation will answer questions from analysts and fund investors during the conference call. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
How to Pull the Plug on Satellite or Cable Feb 10, 2009
And a 13 foot digital optical cable from my computer to my television. BOOM. (TVweek.com)
EMCORE Corporation Announces Preliminary Unaudited Results for Its First Quarter Ended December 31, 2008 Feb 10, 2009
The year-over-year increase in Fiber Optics revenue was due primarily to the Company's February and April 2008 acquisitions of the telecom, datacom, and optical cable interconnects-related assets of Intel Corporation. The $6. (PR Newswire)
