Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

New USB Specification Promises 100W of Power

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday August 10, 2011 @12:53AM from the now-you're-playing-with-power dept.

Blacklaw writes "The group behind the USB 3.0 specification has announced a tweak which could lead to impressive new devices, including large-format displays, printers, and even laptops that are powered entirely from a USB port."

4 of 287 comments (clear)

Min score:

Reason:

Sort:

Finally by Nerdfest · 2011-08-10 00:56 · Score: 5, Funny

Awesome. I'll finally be able to implement those high powered "negative reinforcement" keyboards I keep dreaming about.
1. Re:Finally by hedleyroos · 2011-08-10 01:20 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  I for one won't be happy until I can weld from my netbook.
In related news ... by 6031769 · 2011-08-10 00:59 · Score: 4, Funny

Netbook battery life drops to an average of 12 minutes.

--
Burns: We're building a casino!
McAllister: Arrr. Give me 5 minutes.
1. Re:In related news ... by somersault · 2011-08-10 01:02 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  But the beauty of this is that you can power the netbook from its USB port, too!
  
  --
  which is totally what she said