Apple Computer has almost single-handedly succeeded in turning USB into an accepted interface standard. Sony, Apple, and others are currently making FireWire into the industry standard for multimedia.

Apple Computer's decision early this year to offer USB 2.0 cables on some iPod models led many people to think Apple was abandoning support for its home-grown FireWire standard. Speculation cooled ...

I haven't had an external drive since I stopped using my SCSI tower about five years ago. Since then I've tolerated the acceptable speeds of IDE for the tradeoff in large amounts of storage. As my box ...

Last year’s introduction of the Power Mac G5 made USB 2.0 ports standard issue. These ports complement FireWire for the connection of DV cameras, hard drives, scanners, and a variety of input devices.

Intel demonstrated a working version of USB 3.0 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week. Here's why it will make eSATA and FireWire obsolete. When USB 3.0 is expected to hit the market ...

iTunes 1.1 comes with some important warnings in its Read Me file, for those using USB or FireWire CD-RW drives. In particular: You may not be able to use third-party ...

The OXUF924DSa and DSb from Oxford Semiconductor provide external storage designers with a bridge between SATA disks and USB2.0, FireWire400, FireWire800 and External SATA ports. These integrated ...

How far can I extend DVI, Firewire, and USB (for 2.0)cables, before it becomes an issue? The DVI of course for TFT screens, and the Firewire/USB for an external DVD/CDRW drive.<br><br>I was watching ...

ThinkGeek is now carrying the Firepod, an in-car cigarette adapter with both a USB and FireWire port for charging your iPod (or anything else that can be charged over FireWire or USB). Looks plenty ...

The SureFire FW800/USB2 portable hard-disk drive includes a USB 2.0 port and a FireWire 800 port and requires no ac-power adapter. Measuring 81×128×15 mm, the 0.41-lb device features a 5400-rpm ...

PC Magazine has posted an extensive comparison of FireWire and USB 2.0, two peripheral connectivity technologies vying for the attention of PC users. The results are ...

Before USB, the primary high-speed serial connection was that defined by IEEE standard 1394 – better known by the name Apple Computer Corp. gave it, FireWire. (Sony Corp. and others call it iLink.) ...