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USB 3.0's New Jacks and Sockets

Posted by timothy on from the orificial-intelligence dept.

The Register has a brief look posted (with photos and diagrams) of "USB 3.0, the upcoming version of the universal add-on standard re-engineered for the HD era, made a small appearance at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES)." The posting explains that USB 3.0 "wasn't demonstrated in operation, but we did get to see what the new connectors look like." How does it handle backward compatibility? The extra pins needed for USB 3.0 "are placed behind the USB 1.1/2.0 ones. USB 3.0 connectors and receptacles will be deeper than the current ones."

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  1. Just goes to show... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... that longer male connectors are better.

    1. Re:Just goes to show... by 4D6963 · · Score: 5, Funny

      longer male connectors are better.

      Nooo it's not how long they are but what they do. Besides if female connectors like long male connectors bigger that's because they themselves are *too* deep. A short male connector fits a "shallow" female connector as nicely as a long male connector fits a deep female connector.

      So girls, quit complaining and laughing and get it worked out! Oh wait, oops..

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      You just got troll'd!
  2. Naming by teslatug · · Score: 5, Funny

    So they're going with a 3.0 instead of some crazy More Full Speed (TM) name this time?

  3. Still using rectangular connectors, I see. by croddy · · Score: 5, Funny

    p>Whatever they come up with, in the end, I have only one wish for the USB3 hardware developers: that they be made to plug 1000 of them in upside down in the dark.

  4. Re:Probably not by RobFlynn · · Score: 4, Funny

    Super Mega Ultra USB Supreme Ranger... CONNECT!

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    Rob Flynn
    Pidgin
  5. Oh it'll go at full capacity by SuperKendall · · Score: 4, Funny

    You'll just need to dedicate six of your eight cores in the 3GHz Intel chip for the process overhead.

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    "There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
  6. Re:Probably not by phallstrom · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ludicrous speed!

    There's really no other option...

  7. Re:Probably not by sconeu · · Score: 5, Funny

    But then they'd have to make all the connectors plaid.

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    General Relativity: Space-time tells matter where to go; Matter tells space-time what shape to be.
  8. Re:One suggestion by ffflala · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's not true! USB 2.0 requires gold-plated contacts for maximum bus fidelity. Monster makes a good USB 2.0 cable, and it goes for a steal at $79.99 per cable.

    If you put the 2.0 cables in the freezer to align the molecules before you use them you get even better bus response. All of my devices have this warmer, more human feel when I'm using properly-designed cables.

  9. Re:One suggestion by Feanturi · · Score: 3, Funny

    They use the same connectors, but USB 2.0-rated cables are better shielded. A cable made when USB 1.1 was all there was did not have to be capable of carrying as much data. USB 2.0 is 40 times faster than "full speed" USB 1.1, so if you want to ensure you're getting the most out of your device, you want a higher grade of cable.

  10. Re:Probably not by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Super Mega Ultra USB Supreme Ranger... CONNECT!

    Private: Captain EHCI, unknown device in range!
    Captain: Run level 9 enumeration protocol, stat!
    Private: Error -123: device is not accepting our address!
    Captain: Arm the compatibility layer and reset the host controller!
    Private: Device is a Super Mega Ultra class AHCI master!
    Captain: Increase port voltage to 480V and reenumerate!
    *ZZAP*
    Private: Reporting overcurrent condition on port 5, and Super Mega Ultra device running in low-speed compatibility mode!
    Captain: Roger that, commence loading driver modules.