You can bet in the year ahead tech companies are going to bring a flood of both PC and Apple USB 3.0 hard drives, computer accessories and upgrade options. Also named 'SuperSpeed' - the emerging USB 3.0 spec promises up to 10 times the data transfer speeds of the current USB 2.0 specification. USB3 ports will remain backwards compatible with existing USB 2 computer peripherals, albeit operating at reduced speeds. As such, SuperSpeed delivers the best of both compatibility worlds, old and new.
The increased performance of USB3 will also open up a new era of PC and Mac computer accessories taking performance to a higher level. With additional electrical 'oomph' available (900mAh vs 500mAh) -- hi demand USB-powered gadgets such as USB3 computer speakers will be able to deliver nearly twice the audio power without the need for batteries. Handheld gadgets and phonescan also sync data in a fraction of the time.
The benefits of USB 3 SuperSpeed protocol will migrate to other computer accessories. For example, hi-demand gadgets like USB3 HDTV tuners and a USB3 webcam will be able to deliver the bandwidth currently needed in HD web cams or television tuners. Or, a Super-Speed webcam can deliver pristine, uncompressed High-Def webcam video and online chat abilities.
A plethora of USB 3.0 accessories, cables, device sharing hubs, backup drives, hard disk enclosures, PCI-e and USB3 SuperSpeed cards are already appearing on the market for Windows 7 PC's. Once Apple Inc. joins in with Macintosh computers offering USB 3.0, expect this technology to take everyone's computer capabilities and performance to the next level.
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