USB 3.0 - Fasten Your Seatbelts

By: L Jones

You have a need for speed? Well your prayers have been answered. 2010 looks to be the year for speed as new USB 3.0 devices will soon begin filling the shelves and web pages of computer and electronic stores.

The USB 3.0, dubbed the Super Speed USB will be up to 10 times faster than the current version of the universal serial bus, the 2.0. The 3.0 supports up to 5Gbps (gigabits per second) , where as the 2.0 currently supports 480 Mbps(megabits per second). The 3.0 cables will sport a newer thicker look; there are five (5) extra lines inside the cables. I can also read and write simultaneously. Still wanna ride with no sealtbelt.

Before we go any futher, I want you to know that this is not a DTV jack move; the USB 3.0 is backwards compatible, so you don't need to go out right away and buy all new stuff.

So, there you have it. When the first device rolls off the assembly line and into the store, I'll give you a heads up. Until then, I leave you with this quote:

"Technology makes it possible for people to gain control over everything, except over technology." -John Tudor