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It appears the long awaited advance in USB technology is finally just around the corner. A storage solution using USB 3.0 version 1 will be demoed at CES by Symware, who say they have created the first USB 3.0 or Superspeed USB external storage solution.

What is SuperSpeed USB 3.0? Well it is the next step in componant connectibility, with the last three years spent developing the standard. It features the following attributes:

• 10 times better bandwidth than existing USB 2.0 technology at 4.8 Gbits/s
• Faster then current eSATA interfaces
• Lower operating power demands then SATA or USB 2
• Backwards compatible

USB 3.0 ExpressCards or PCI Express slots will ensure the new standard can be used on existing machines so there is no need to panic. When they said 2009 was coming up FAST, it appears they weren’t kidding. USB 3 is one of the technologies I have been really looking forward to and it stands a good chance of revolutionizing PC connections in the coming year.

(Source: Slashgear)

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