50 Certified USB 3.0 Products
By USB Implementers Forum
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on March 9, 2010 at 2:36 pmThe USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) announced 50 products have passed SuperSpeed USB compliance and certification testing. Certified products include motherboards, notebooks, external storage devices, storage controllers, PCI Express and ExpressCard add-in cards, hard disk drives and device-enabling silicon. Consumers around the world now have access to highly dependable certified SuperSpeed USB products that can meet their data transfer needs.
SuperSpeed USB, the latest iteration of USB technology, delivers data transfer rates up to 10x faster than Hi-Speed USB and offers optimized power efficiency, increased power delivery and backward compatibility with the billions of USB-enabled computers and devices currently in use. The assortment of certified SuperSpeed USB products represents end-to-end solutions for consumers wanting the fastest USB experience available.
“The wave of consumer products passing SuperSpeed USB compliance and certification this quarter is extraordinary,” stated Jeff Ravencraft, president and chairman, USB-IF. “Enthusiasm behind this compelling advancement in USB technology is shared by consumers and manufacturers alike. As SuperSpeed USB is a viable consumer solution, product development, testing and certification are ramping up.”
The new certified solutions contribute to the swell of industry support for SuperSpeed USB technology. Compelling new certified products from USB-IF member companies are being introduced daily.
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According from a spokesman from he USB Implementers Forum met at CeBIT,
the organizations has 699 members.
He also said that Asus, HP,
Gigabyte, Fujitsu and Lenovo has announced computers
integrating an USB 3.0 connector.