USB 3.0 Last modified: Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Also called SuperSpeed USB, USB 3.0 is the latest version of the Universal Serial Bus external bus standard that supports data transfer rates of up to and beyond 5GB/s (gigabytes per second). In addition to the increase in speed, UBS 3.0 is also optimized for low power and improved protocol efficiency. USB 3.0 ports and cabling will be a backward-compatible standard with previous USB technologies.  USB 3.0 is not yet officially released. However, a prototype was introduced in late 2007 by Intel. The technology is also developed by HP, Microsoft Corporation, NEC Corporation, NXP Semiconductors and Texas Instruments. Products supporting USB 3.0 are expected to be released to consumers around 2009/2010. See also USB and USB 2.0.
•E-mail this definition to a colleague• For internet.com pages about USB 3.0 . Also check out the following links! Intel announces, demonstrates USB 3.0  One of the announcements to come out of the IDF keynote this afternoon was Pat Gelsinger's discussion and demonstration of USB 3.0 technology. Although still in the prototype stage, USB 3.0 is aiming for 10 times the bandwidth of current USB2.0 solutions. PracticallyNetworked.com  PracticallyNetworked.com provides easy-to-understand help for small-network builders. The site contains how-to information for setting up and debugging home-office and small-business networks. Users can also find extensive troubleshooting information, tips on getting applications to work through firewalls, product reviews on network hardware and software, and more. SysOpt  A system optimization community. News and forums for technology professionals who are obsessed with achieving maximum performance. USB 3.0: Rocket Fast File Transfers  The primary objective with USB 3.0 is a proposed performance increase to over 10x of Hi-Speed USB which today is 480 Mbps. This is a significant enhancement for consumers who are working more and more with ever expanding file sizes such as movies.	Buses Hardware bus hot plugging PCMCIA USB USB 2.0 USB boot USB flash drive USB Flash Drive Alliance USB On The Go USB OTG USB smart drive Give Us Your Feedback Shopping USB 3 0 Products Compare Products,Prices and Stores Shop by Category: Motherboards 476 Model Matches Barcode Scanners 133 Model Matches