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Firewire has come a long way. From the initial development by Apple in the late 1980s, to the technology’s completion in 1995 and surge in popularity in the early 2000s, the technology has become a serial bus interface common in Sony and Apple computers as well as a range of consumer electronics devices such as video cameras.

With the new faster speeds, available starting in October, IEEE 1394 will remain competitive with the upcoming USB 3.0. Looks like that controversial 2010 launch of USB 3.0 just got upstaged a little, huh?
[Via TGDaily]