USB 3.0

Intel has introduced one of its latest developed Universal Serial Bus called USB 3.0 which is the latest super speed personal connector which can perform 10 times faster compared to its predecessors. This device has been designed to provide a solution for transferring data in computers, mobile phones, and other digital media appliances.
This device has also been designed to provide low-power consumption and improved energy utilization process. While the USB 3.0 has been made to provide greater bandwidth capacity to support video cameras, flash readers, and external hard drives, this blueprint is still undergoing various modification and can be expected to be released to the general public in 2009 or 2010.

Most of USB devices have some drawbacks and one of these is high CPU usage. To address this setback, experts suggest that specs such as sustainable power consumption, channel capacity, and cable length must be first modified and developed to maximize its functions.
Another impressive feature of this USB is that it can effectively identify if the port is in inactive condition, after detecting this, the device will then automatically cut the power supply to conserve electricity. This process is a far outcry from other devices which are designed to turn off the entire port system in order to conserve energy. While these two processes are designed to provide effective power consumption and improved electric usage, the former has been considered to provide a more effective procedure in energy consumption.
Other specs of USB 3.0 are still not yet revealed by Intel since this is still considered to be a prototype model. But according to experts, even though that this has not yet been introduced to the general public, other products such as Firewire 800 are now expected to be completely out of the market. In spite of the fact that this has already been introduced last year, there is no manufacturer or company that has proclaimed its willingness to produce consumer electronics products which will utilize this standard.
The USB 3.0 will require fiber optic cable. This prototype has also been designed to provide full compatibility with USB 1.0 AND USB 2.0.