A colleague has just bought a shiny new Canon MV450i camcorder. Unfortunately, his laptop doesn't have a FireWire port. I figure he should buy a PCMCIA adapter to give him FireWire ports, but is it ...

FireWire was once a relatively popular I/O port in the PC space, serving as an alternative to the USB standard. The term itself is actually an Apple -owned trademark for the IEEE 1394 serial bus ...

We continue to cover issues with FireWire interference on Intel-based Macs. In many cases, it appears that there are problems using two high-powered, or high data-transfer-rate FireWire devices ...

After the installation of software updates, the FireWire ports on various Mac models may cease to properly function, not recognizing devices or exhibiting other issues. For some users, this has ...

I have an acquaintance who wishes to record a short video. His camcorder, however, seems to not have a Firewire/1394 port, so I can't just plug it into my computer. Are there any adapters that will ...

New FireWire digital audio interface from Texas Instruments called the iceLynx that lets you hook up a PC with a Firewire port to stereo equipment that has a co-axial S/P-DIF connection: The Firewire ...

Years ago, when Apple shipped its first Macs with 1GB hard drives, I remember asking myself, “Who would ever need that much storage?” It didn’t take me long to figure out who, especially now that the ...

Once the premium option for data transfers and remote control for high-end audiovisual and other devices, FireWire (IEEE 1394) has been dying a slow death ever since Apple and Sony switched over ...

We come before you today to celebrate the life of FireWire. With Tuesday’s release of new Mac desktops, the port that has been a staple of Macs since the introduction of the Blue & White PowerMac G3 ...