Intel Light Peak Can Transfer Blu-ray in 30 Secs
Say hello to optical.
Besides just new processors, Intel also demonstrated a new high-speed optical cable it codenames "Light Peak" that can connect together laptops, HD displays, cameras, video players, iPods, docking stations and solid-state drives.
Sounds like any other cable connecting standard, right? The difference is Light Peak uses optical fiber rather than copper wires, which makes it capable of delivering 10 Gb/s of bandwidth. Intel said that the Light Peak technology has the potential ability to scale to 100 Gb/s over the next decade.
Of course, as with any interconnect technology, Light Peak will need industry-wide acceptance for it to become a reality. Thankfully, Intel does have a major say in chipsets and company expressed that it intends to work with the industry to determine the best way to make this new technology a broadly available standard.

we can look forward to Monster brand Light Peak cables where it can make the light travel 5 times faster than generic Light Peak cables.....
They're also used in some Sony Audio & hifi.
It's no surprise they will start using this in computers too.
Just know that the fiber optic cables are very sensitive to nicks.
Bend the cable twice in an angle and you can throw it away, or suffer loss of bandwidth.
we can look forward to Monster brand Light Peak cables where it can make the light travel 5 times faster than generic Light Peak cables.....
If I'm not allowed to back up my Blu-Ray media by copying it to any other media...how did Intel test this?
Meh, call me when its 100Gbps. Or if its as cheap as copper.
Here is the answer to your Question. Make sure you see the entire thing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk7VWcuVOf0
We already have those speeds... and even more... on both copper and optical. If it's cheaper than 1/10th the cost of InfiniBand, CEE and other things already that fast, then I think it'll still be too expensive for consumers. It better be the cost of a USB cable.
But as a general purpose USB like thing, it would have to be really robust.
ROFLMAO
nice one