Apple’s new high-speed interface may be called Thunderbolt

Apple is EE to show off new MacBook Pro laptops on Friday, and among Their new features is a new high-speed interface, using Intel's Light Peak technology. But it Seems Apple Will not stick with the technical-sounding name Light Peak - Instead, the ITS new ports will be called Thunderbolt, Engadget reports.

The site points to "some Leaked screenshots and specification lists the Thunderbolt That list port. Instead of finding space for an Entirely New Port location on the Macbook Pros, it Appears That the Thunderbolt port will replace the Mini DisplayPort connection on the laptops. That MEANS the Thunderbolt connection will support high-speed data connections, as well as the Ability Thurs Connect Additional Monitors to the MacBook Pro.

As VentureBeat's Dean Takahashi explains it, Intel originally Proposed Light Peak as a fiber-optic connection Thurs replace all of the Cables That Connect something to a computer. But initially, the usage for Light Peak looks more limited, and it will initially use copper wires Instead of fiber-optic connections. The Speed is Faster Than a Universal Serial Bus (USB) 3.0, Carrying data at 10 gigabits a second in Both directions at the sametime. Sony is also Life EE-to-use Light Peak.