Intel Thunderbolt I/O Technology coming to more devices by 2012

It is the day after Christmas eve, and we have just found out that Intel has reportedly told company partners that a full release of their Thunderbolt I/O technology is slated in April 2012. Intel is prepping to go beyond just Macs, and will allegedly launch Thunderbolt on motherboards, notebooks and desktop PCs, springtime of next year.

A report from Digitimes stated that the cost of the Thunderbolt technology is expected to experience a decrease in the second half of 2012, allowing for more widespread adoption in the consumer market. Though, at the moment, Apple does offer Thunderbolt across most of the Mac line, the very first Thunderbolt products have been primarily limited to relatively high end electronics.