FireWire, 1394, and i.Link: all roads lead to convergence.(industry news)(Computer buses)

EMedia, The Digital Studio Magazine, May, 2004 by Daily, Geoff

In mid-March during its quarterly report, the 1394 Trade Association announced a slew of FireWire-equipped consumer electronics (CE) products from major manufacturers like Samsung, LG Electronics, and Panasonic. These products include DVD players, A/V receivers, digital video recorders, MiniDV camcorders, and, perhaps most significantly, plasma and rear projection HDTVs.

Introduced over 15 years ago, the 1394 specification (rebranded by Apple as FireWire and by Sony as i.Link, all of which are identical) has been around since the dawn of computing that was capable of handling ...