USB 3.0 ten times faster; first gear due next year

[FSOwner]

USB 3.0 is racing towards the finish line. The current draft spec is expected to be signed off by the end of this year, and within 12 months we’re likely to see the first Superspeed USB kit his the shelves.

It’s a fast pace for the equally fleet-footed technology, which is the third revision since USB made its debut a little over a decade ago. And while USB lost out to FireWire in the sexy name stakes, USB 3.0 has a swanky marketing moniker all its own – Superspeed USB – plus a fresh-baked logo to match.

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[Mateusz]

The connector will be divided into two parts. The first part is the USB 2.0 four-wire version with UTP data pair and power with ground. The second part will have five connections: two UTP lane (one is uplink and one is downlink) and a ground. An optical connector and cable will be available in the future.

Too much fuss.