Hypercritical

John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin talk a bit more about connectors before moving on to the big Apple news: new MacBook Pros with Thunderbolt i/o and the first developer preview release of Mac OS X Lion. Links for this episode:Apple - Thunderbolt: Next-generation high-speed I/O technology.Apple - Mac OS X LionApple - The new MacBook ProWhat you need to know about Thunderbolt - MacworldBi-directional USB plug conceptThe Loudness War - WikipediaA video explaining the Loudness War - YouTubeHDtracks - high-quality digital music store, no DRMApple supposedly in talks to increase the quality of the audio in the iTunes music storeThunderbolt security concerns - The RegisterLeaked screenshots from the Lion developer preview - MacStoriesMore leaked Lion screenshots from AppleInsiderWhat we know about Mac OS X Lion - Ars TechnicaIntel HD Graphics 3000 performance tests - AnandTechIntel's Thunderbolt technology brief (PDF)Sponsored by Typekit and NZ Red Cross.