the D1 seems to overcome the limitations of the cheaper speakers with a headphone amp and USB / Optical Digital DAC. Now, I believe my mid-2010 MBP13" has a optical digital out and I could use ...

When I hooked up the Corning USB 3.Optical cable speeds were slightly better at an average 108 MB/s write and 101 MB/s read. The increases were slight, and no doubt limited by equipment on hand ...

Corning has begun selling a USB 3.0 optical cable that delivers theoretical peak speeds of 5 gigabits-per-second up to 30 meters. The "USB 3.Optical" cables are thinner (by as much as 50 percent ...

Umar Shakir is a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. He spent over 15 years in IT support before joining The Verge. Logitech has three new gaming ...

But there are still convincing reasons why it makes sense to have an optical drive on hand. One of the main reasons is the use of rescue boot CDs. Although USB drives can be made bootable ...