First USB 3.0 Products announced

The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) has announced the first consumer products to pass compliance and certification testing for SuperSpeed USB, the next generation of USB technology. The products include certified SuperSpeed USB motherboards, notebook PC systems, consumer devices and enabling device silicon.

SuperSpeed USB brings significant performance enhancements to the ubiquitous USB standard, while remaining compatible with the billions of USB enabled devices currently deployed in the market. SuperSpeed USB will deliver 10x the data transfer rate of Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0), as well as improved power efficiency.

More information about USB 3.0 is available at http://www.usb.org/developers/ssusb