The launch of the iMac Pro brings about a first Apple-branded Thunderbolt 3 cable with support for 40Gbps data transfers, USB 3.1 gen 2 transfers (up to 10Gbps), DisplayPort video output (HBR3) and charging up to 100W.

The cable is 0.8m long and features an etched Thunderbolt logo to stand up from other cables. It is also ideal for daisy-chaining, with the standard able to handle up to 6 Thunderbolt 3 devices linked with each other.

The Chord Company adds to the Shawline cable line-- a digital audio interconnect featuring an all-new design and the promise to "preserve digital music streams."

Shawline cables borrow design cues and construction techniques from the flagship ChordMusic and high-end Signature Super ARAY streaming cables, only within a more affordable package. The interconnect consists of four pairs of high-speed silver-plated copper conductors in conjunction with low-loss FEP insulation. Each conductor pair is individually screened with a Mylar foil and a further foil-and-braid outer shielding system to add protection from the RF interference generated by household devices.

D-Tools releases Mobile Quote 2.0-- a native iPad companion app for the D-Tools System Integrator (SI) platform providing easy means to seamlessly generate project scopes or pricing estimates for client review or approval.

Users can instantly transfer collected data to D-Tools SI for further design development and project management, eliminating the need to transfer handwritten notes into instructions for system designers just to have the same data re-entered into a D-Tools proposals.

Mobile Quote 2.0 allows salespeople to be either general or specific-- if the objective is a ballpark price for devices in a specific set of rooms, the app can simply pull a price allowance from the item list in the product catalog based on a global or item-specific good/better/best selection. If a more precise design and pricing is required, Mobile Quote 2.0 leverages product templates and packages from the D-Tools product catalog to complete an accurate system design and price by room and by system.

The Covid category cable product lineup gets HDBaseT-certified bulk cables, with plenum and non-plenum versions available in lengths reaching up to 305m.

The cables are pre-packaged inside convenient Reelex boxes offering easy pulling that's free from messy tangles. The plenum cables come in a choice of black or blue jacket colours.