• USB 3.0 is the latest version of USB technology, which is designed to connect many kinds of peripherals to computers with a uniform connector.

    USB 3.0 is approximately 10 times faster at transferring data than USB 2.0. A prototype of the USB 3.0 technology was displayed at CES 2009.

    Initial data speeds are not at the peak of the specification, and are not expected to be when consumer devices hit the retail shelves in late 2009 or 2010.TG Daily: CES 2009: USB 3.0 slower... (January 7, 2008)

  • History

    USB technology dates back to the mid 1990s to allow a variety of devices to connect to a computer or each other using a uniform connector. USB 2.0 was released in 2000, improving the speed of data transfer from 1.5 Mbit/s to 480 Mbit/s. The new USB 3.0 advertises a speed of 4.8 Gbit/s.
  • Release Info

    The USB 3.0 was first introduced on September 18, 2007 at the Intel Developer Forum. Intel associate Pat Gelsinger announced the technology during his keynote speech.

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