Geek Posted April 6, 2011 Posted April 6, 2011 <div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/thunderbolt-to-iphone-ipad.jpg" alt="" title="thunderbolt-to-iphone-ipad" width="620" height="316" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-14630" /></p> <p>Information has surfaced that suggests high speed Thunderbolt ports are coming to future iterations of <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/iphone/">iPhone</a> and <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/ipad/">iPad</a>. The first is a patent for a hybrid DisplayPort/Thunderbolt & USB 3.0 connector that was found by <a href="http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2011/04/apple-wins-patent-for-all-new-hybrid-displayportusb-30-connector.html">PatentlyApple</a>. The patent clearly shows a wide pin connector that looks very similar to the existing iOS hardware USB cables, but the connector would include USB 3.0, USB 2.0, and a DisplayPort connectivity. The mention of DisplayPort is significant because Displayport is now the high speed Thunderbolt interface on new MacBook Pro models.</p> <p>To give further support to this theory is a <a href="http://jobs.apple.com/index.ajs?BID=1&method=mExternal.showJob&RID=76701&CurrentPage=3">job opening at Apple</a> for a “Thunderbolt Software Quality Engineer.” The position was discovered by <a href="http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/06/apple_expanding_thunderbolt_team_for_new_devices_equipped_with_high_speed_ports.html">AppleInsider</a>, who suggests Apple is “<em>looking to bring its new Thunderbolt port to new devices beyond the MacBook Pro.</em>” The job posting appears to have been edited on Apple’s site, but earlier versions of it apparently referenced ARM processors, which is the CPU architecture behind the iPhone and iPad.</p> <p>If you’re wondering how this would affect you, AppleInsider describes the speed of Thunderbolt as “<em>fast enough to transfer a full-length high-definition movie in less than 30 seconds, or to back up an MP3 collection large enough to play nonstop for a full year in just 10 minutes.</em>” In other words, future Mac to iOS device syncing and file transfers could happen nearly instantaneously. </p> <p>Ultra high speed connectivity sounds great, but there’s also a good chance that you won’t need to sync with a physical cable at all in the near future. A report from the New York Times earlier this year suggested that an upcoming version of MobileMe will be made free and include <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/18/cheaper-iphone-wireless-syncing-coming/">wireless syncing capabilities</a> for iPhone and iOS hardware. Maybe we’ll see this debut on <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/iphone-5/">iPhone 5</a>?</p> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fQ-oL-Xi1CqywNxJuPh35oKz-TA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fQ-oL-Xi1CqywNxJuPh35oKz-TA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fQ-oL-Xi1CqywNxJuPh35oKz-TA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fQ-oL-Xi1CqywNxJuPh35oKz-TA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=wWN1kxl-7wM:QzKWXVcwowA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=wWN1kxl-7wM:QzKWXVcwowA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=wWN1kxl-7wM:QzKWXVcwowA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=wWN1kxl-7wM:QzKWXVcwowA:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=wWN1kxl-7wM:QzKWXVcwowA:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=wWN1kxl-7wM:QzKWXVcwowA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=wWN1kxl-7wM:QzKWXVcwowA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/wWN1kxl-7wM" height="1" width="1"/> View the full article
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