Optical Thunderbolt cables on the way, prices expected to drop

As rumored nearly a year ago, it appears optical Thunderbolt cables will be making their debut in 2013. The move to fiber-optic will bring a number of changes, but most importantly should allow for greater speeds (possibly up to 100Gbps)...

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I want to see optical audio cables to get rid of any EMI interference buzz T_T

Not a problem since 1983: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TOSLINK

Are these using real fiber optic glass? Because the real stuff becomes stiff when it sits unmoved for an extended period of time, then if you ever move the cable it will break. One way some ISPs who offer Internet/TV through fiber optic cables get around this is by using plastic instead of glass in the cables once the cable enters a home (outside the home is still real glass since it never needs to be moved, thus broken).

One port to rule them all!

I don't think the medium in which the optics are transmitted matters much.

SPDIF optical connections confuse the hell out of a CD deck. They never seen to find the correct break between songs. As heretical as it sounds, I actually prefer an analog electrical signal transfer for that reason. It's fairly annoying for every song to begin half way through the first measure.

I suspect that transmission range & quality might be hampered if you used concrete?

I wonder if there will be a new network cable anytime soon, the ethernet plug seems dated lol