Wednesday, May 15th 2024
Intel Announces Thunderbolt Share, a PC-to-PC High-bandwidth Networking Technology
Today, Intel announced Thunderbolt Share, a new software solution enabling PC-to-PC experiences that fundamentally change the way users interact with two PCs. Thunderbolt Share is offered with select PCs and accessories with Thunderbolt 4 or Thunderbolt 5 ports, enabling responsive screen-sharing and fast PC-to-PC file transfers for more flexible and productive workflows.
"We are excited to continue to lead the industry in connectivity solutions with Thunderbolt technology. Thunderbolt Share delivers on our aspiration to bring innovative solutions to the market and deliver new experiences for users to get the most out of their PCs. Now users can seamlessly access one PC from another at Thunderbolt technology speeds. It truly changes how users can be more productive and efficient," said Jason Ziller, Intel vice president and general manager of the Client Connectivity Division.Thunderbolt Share, powered by the unique Thunderbolt networking capability, enables users to interact with two PCs simply and efficiently - a solution that benefits users of multiple PCs.
Creators and gamers will enjoy improved productivity with multi-PC workflows and easy collaboration between colleagues, and they will be able to share preferred peripherals. Consumers and business professionals will enjoy better ergonomics with shared monitors, and they will be able to maximize workspaces using multiple PCs. Thunderbolt technology has the bandwidth and low latency to deliver these capabilities with the quality and experience that users demand.
Compatible with Thunderbolt 4 or Thunderbolt 5 PCs running the Windows operating system, Thunderbolt Share utilizes the high bandwidth and low latency of Thunderbolt technology to provide:
With Thunderbolt Share, PC users can further expand the connectivity experiences that Thunderbolt-certified products are designed to offer.
The complete Intel Thunderbolt Share press-deck follows.
"We are excited to continue to lead the industry in connectivity solutions with Thunderbolt technology. Thunderbolt Share delivers on our aspiration to bring innovative solutions to the market and deliver new experiences for users to get the most out of their PCs. Now users can seamlessly access one PC from another at Thunderbolt technology speeds. It truly changes how users can be more productive and efficient," said Jason Ziller, Intel vice president and general manager of the Client Connectivity Division.Thunderbolt Share, powered by the unique Thunderbolt networking capability, enables users to interact with two PCs simply and efficiently - a solution that benefits users of multiple PCs.
Creators and gamers will enjoy improved productivity with multi-PC workflows and easy collaboration between colleagues, and they will be able to share preferred peripherals. Consumers and business professionals will enjoy better ergonomics with shared monitors, and they will be able to maximize workspaces using multiple PCs. Thunderbolt technology has the bandwidth and low latency to deliver these capabilities with the quality and experience that users demand.
Compatible with Thunderbolt 4 or Thunderbolt 5 PCs running the Windows operating system, Thunderbolt Share utilizes the high bandwidth and low latency of Thunderbolt technology to provide:
- Smooth uncompressed screen-sharing with ultra-responsive mouse and keyboard control between PCs - powering a seamless visual experience.
- Fast file transfers between two PCs with simple drag and drop, folder synchronization, and easy file migration from an old PC to a new PC.
- Easy collaboration between users sharing large files.
- Support via a direct connection between PCs or through a Thunderbolt accessory with multiple ports such as a Thunderbolt dock or monitor.
- Private and secure connection that doesn't affect Wi-Fi, Ethernet or cloud network performance.
With Thunderbolt Share, PC users can further expand the connectivity experiences that Thunderbolt-certified products are designed to offer.
The complete Intel Thunderbolt Share press-deck follows.
27 Comments on Intel Announces Thunderbolt Share, a PC-to-PC High-bandwidth Networking Technology
for 99.999% of all users & usecases ethernet will be far more than sufficient.
IIRC, USB3.0 has/had a spec for connecting 2 'hosts' together; it's pretty much entirely depreciated (AFAIK)
I'm extremely doubtful Intel would let anyone wrap this into TB3/USB4.
Edit: Indeed it has. The PDF below is from the end of 2014.
www.thunderbolttechnology.net/sites/default/files/Thunderbolt%E2%84%A2%20Networking%20Bridging%20and%20Routing%20Instructional%20White%20Paper.pdf
Would be nice if it allowed you to say drag and drop a running program to an other machine to finish a render or someting
Samsung Smart Switch
The external dGPU/s though, do really benefit from it.
once I was a bit bummed out I didn’t have thunderbolt cable to usb c when migrating a Mac but that’s about it
thunderbolt = Betamax
Maybe my Laplink your serial connection cables will work too ?
For God’s sake, who would need to share screens between computers that are connected to each other over a 1 meter cable ???? You can just turn your head to the other computer’s screen and gaze over. :banghead::banghead::banghead:
Not really,.... Not even a little,....
If Intel really cared they should have made Thunderbolt as ubiquitous as USB. But they didn't so meh!
Where did they get this southpaw camera? ;)
I'm not saying this is some crazy new novel ideal, but I'm not against additional functionality for existing technology.