Light Peak

Sony's new VAIO Z Series "ultra-mobile" notebook PC sports a 13.1-inch, 1600 x 900 pixel, anti-reflective display and packs a full-voltage Intel Core i5 or i7 CPU along with solid state drive and an optional dock that adds AMD Radeon HD graphics.

LaCie is the first to announce an external HDD with new Thunderbolt I/O technology.

Apple's MacBook Pro line is due for a refresh with all the signs on the magic eight ball that is the Internet pointing to Thursday February 24 as the day when Apple will launch its updated MacBook Pros with Intel's latest Sandy Bridge processors.

Intel plans to integrate Light Peak high-speed optical transfer into consumer devices next year