FireWire data transfer speeds seem set to double, thanks to a new chipset that has been announced this week by developing company, Symwave.
While there's no immediate plans to implement it in the Mac the company behind the invention is now actively seeking device and computer manufacturers prepared to employ it.
Devices implementing support for the new technology will see speeds of 1.6 gigabits per second. Even better, it will power external hard drives without demanding they be plugged in.
This high performance FireWire chipset - FirePHY-1600 - is already compatible with all existing FireWire drivers for Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5, Windows XP and Vista and Unibrain.
The new solution is backwards-compatible with previous FireWire versions and is already being designed into a number
