Apple's Thunderbolt display offers such docking capabilities as it contains a number of USB, FireWire, Ethernet, Display, and Audio ports all attached via one Thunderbolt connection, but a number ...

Also like FireWire, Thunderbolt ports can supply power to connected devices—up to 10W total per port. Furthermore, powered devices in the chain can pass 10W of power further down the chain if ...

The long-awaited Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter made its debut on Apple's online store this morning, but the product page appears to be appearing and disappearing at will.

So Thunderbolt is not the new USB, it's the new Firewire (which was the new SCSI). If you still get a kick out of daisy-chaining up to seven devices, Thunderbolt is for you.

Yes, it works fine. Been using my FireWire audio interface for months now using a TB3 --> TB2, TB2 --> FW800, FW800 --> FW400 combination. Awesome, thank you. I already have a FW 800 to 400 adaptor.

Announced at WWDC, and the only way to get Firewire peripherals working with the new Retina Display MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs (besides a Thunderbolt Display), the new Thunderbolt to Firewire ...

I'd pay $100 bucks for it. Firewire had royalty fees. Thunderbolt does not. No one wants to pay Apple to use their cable. This is an open market now. Big difference.

Of course, if you buy an Apple Thunderbolt Display, that display becomes a hub for your Thunderbolt storage (and other) devices, FireWire 800 storage (and other) devices, USB 2 devices, and Ethernet.

The Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter that Apple announced in June is now available for US$29 at Apple's online store. At its June 11 Worldwide Developers Conference Apple introduced the adapter for use ...