USB 3.0 With Pins Details
On show for the first time, the next-generation of ‘SuperSpeed’ USB 3.0 cabling has been revealed at CES 2008. The new standard, which will boost data transfer speeds to HDTV-happy 4.7Gb/s (compared to the 480Mb/s of USB 2.0), is expected to be finalised by June this year, and will be backward-compatible with USB 1.1 and 2.0.
Images via Reg Hardware
That backward-compatibility is down to the 3.0 plugs & sockets having two sets of connections – new and legacy – which make contact depending on whether it’s an old or new device being plugged in. As a result, the USB 3.0 plugs will be longer (and the sockets deeper) than they currently are.
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