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Hands-on Look At USB 3.0, Spec Details Revealed

Posted by timothy on from the pretty-ribbons-of-blue dept.

notdagreatbrain writes "Maximum PC dug up some new information about USB 3.0, got their hands on the new connectors, and even took a look inside the new cables. They learned several new details about the next-gen version of the ubiquitous interface. USB Superspeed will be backward compatible with USB 2.0. The maximum speed of the new spec is 4.8Gbps, which is ten times faster than hi-speed. Five new wires are bundled in the cable, four of them used for data transfer (bi-directional transfer is now supported). More power will also be funneled through the line, so you can charge more devices, faster. The wireless USB is also getting upgraded to version 1.1, and will include ultra-wide band frequency support and Near Field Communication for near-instant swipe-based syncing."

8 of 251 comments (clear)

  1. I'm just going to wait... by bucklesl · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...for ludicrous speed.

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    help fill in hidden movie endings @ End of the Credits
    1. Re:I'm just going to wait... by smoker2 · · Score: 4, Funny

      just follow the pope into the woods ...

  2. Re:Full speed, high speed, superspeed by moriya · · Score: 5, Funny

    No no, Ridiculous speed is too slow. We're going... Ludicrous speed!

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    ~ Old Warriors Society
  3. Re:Full speed, high speed, superspeed by antifoidulus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ludicrous speed is great, save for the gaudy plaid cables that are required.

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    Monstar L
  4. Re:Wireless USB? Huh? by HungryHobo · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's for when you want to get something off your pen drive and don't want to bother plugging it in!
    Or when someone standing beside you wants to get something off your pen drive without bothering to plug it in!

  5. Re:Full speed, high speed, superspeed by Mishra100 · · Score: 5, Funny

    What? Nobody has said

    WARP speed.

    This is slashdot, this speed should be a given.

  6. Re:It stands for by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 5, Funny

    USB stands for Universal Serial Bus. See Wikipedia

    Thanks! Do you happen to have an explanation for that IBM thing that's confounded me all these years?

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    This guy's the limit!
  7. Re:USB "Superspeed" by Andrzej+Sawicki · · Score: 4, Funny

    Did an Intel marketing manager get the name superspeed from his or her 4 year-old?

    Well, they are also bringing back the Turbo button, so who knows.