The USB-IF has announced the first wave of consumer products to pass compliance and certification testing for SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0). The 17 products include certified SuperSpeed USB laptops, devices, silicon and motherboards. Notable products announced include: ASUS P6x58D Premium motherboard HP Envy 15 notebok PC Fujitsu FMV-BIBLO NF/G70 notebook PC Western Digital My Book …
Tag Archive: Superspeed USB
Dec 17 2009
DisplayPort and USB 3.0 Named Among Top Technologies of 2010
Earlier this quarter, Maximum PC compiled a list of top technologies in 2010. We think this list is worth sharing as it gives some insight into where the industry is headed which will influence the test, validation and certification ecosystem. Several technologies we regularly cover on the Blog including USB, PCI, SATA and DisplayPort are …
Nov 30 2009
New HDD Dock features USB 3.0 support
On November 19, Sharkoon introduced the USB 3.0 Quickport HDD dock, a docking station with an external USB 3.0 interface for SATA hard disk drives. A SATA hard drive inserted into the docking station can utilize the greater speed provided by USB 3.0 when connected to a SuperSpeed USB supported computer. HDD docks are utilized …
Oct 26 2009
SuperSpeed USB Momentum
During the week of Intel Developer Forum San Francisco (Sep. 22-24), the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) announced that the first certified SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0) commercial product was available. Commercial availability of the host controller from NEC Electronics Corporation advances the technology toward broad adoption among host and peripheral manufacturers. Allion covered the NEC host …
Jul 13 2009
Comparing USB 2.0 and USB 3.0
The popular USB standard continues to evolve. SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0) is the next advancement in USB technology. It is similar to earlier versions of USB as it supports data transfer between a host computer and devices. It offers data transfer rates up to 10 times faster than Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0), backward compatibility with …
May 19 2009
Test Labs for USB Solutions that Go Beyond Testing
Allion Test Labs has announced that it will exhibit during the SuperSpeed USB Developers Conference showcase. The conference will provide detailed information about the USB 3.0 specification and will feature the world’s first SuperSpeed USB interoperability demonstration. Allion Test Labs became an accredited USB-IF Independent Test Lab (ITL) in 1999. To date, Allion Test Labs …
