USB 3.0

Asus Continues USB 3.0 Onslaught With a Cheap PCI-E Card

Man, Asus is really going nuts with USB 3.0 gear this week. First a 3.0 compatible motherboard, now this SuperSpeed ready PCI-E card that won’t even break the bank at $30. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-the-first-usb-3-0-motherboard-5392576 Unfortunately, the guys at Maximum PC didn’t have any USB 3.0 devices to run the card through it’s paces. All we know is…

Tech News Chris Jacob Oct 31

This Is the First USB 3.0 Motherboard

Intel might be dicking around on USB 3.0, but Asus ain’t. The Xtreme Design P7P55D-E is apparently the very first USB 3.0 motherboard. It’s an Intel P55-based mobo that uses a third-party USB 3.0 controller for a pair of ports. https://gizmodo.com/intel-may-postpone-usb-3-0-support-on-chipsets-until-20-5390483 It has 10 USB 2.0 orifices too. Personally, I’d just wait for a full…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Oct 29

Intel May Postpone USB 3.0 Support on Chipsets Until 2011

A report has surfaced alleging that Intel has pushed back the implementation of USB 3.0 in its chipsets a whole year, to early 2011. It’s unconfirmed, and we hope it’s not correct—it’d seriously slow down USB 3.0’s adoption. Without Intel supporting the standard, motherboard manufacturers and gadget makers alike would probably hold off on using…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Oct 26

Buffalo’s HD-HU3 Poised To Be The First USB 3.0 Hard Drive

Buffalo is set to cross the USB 3.0 finish line first with their HD-HU3 hard drive. They also plan on offering NEC’s IFC-PCIE2U3 2-port PCI Expressx1 host controller with the drive so you can, you know, use it. The drives will be available this month—although it appears to be a Japan-only release for the moment.…

Tech News Sean Fallon Oct 7

World’s First USB 3.0 Webcam Streams Uncompressed 1080p Video

Point Grey demonstrated a new webcam using USB 3.0 that yields totally uncompressed video in 1080p at 60fps. It’s definitely the sharpest webcam image I’ve ever seen, giving crystal-clear picture even on the huge 42-inch demo monitor. It’s pretty stunning. The camera, shown today at IDF, is just a prototype, made up of a few…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Sep 22

The First USB 3.0 Certified Device

You need the controllers before getting the goodies, and that’s why this NEC xHCI host controller is the first USB 3.0-certified device. Good, because I need this USB 3.0 1080p camera, capable of capturing 60 raw, uncompressed frames per second: The camera is manufactured with a Sony 3-megapixel CMOS sensor by Point Grey, and will…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Sep 21

Fujitsu Begins Shipping First Chips To Support USB 3.0

Following Asus’ announcement that its motherboards will soon feature USB 3.0 ports, Fujitsu’s teasing us by shipping its new USB 3.0-to-Sata bridge chips which will allow for the super-dee-duper speedy data transfers implied by USB 3.0’s official name, SuperSpeed USB. https://gizmodo.com/asus-first-to-feature-usb-3-0-with-p6x58-motherboard-5318979 To give you an idea of what to be excited for: the company estimates…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Jul 27

Asus First To Feature USB 3.0 With P6X58 Motherboard

Asus is set to release the P6X58 Premium motherboard which features two USB 3.0 “SuperSpeed” ports. The board also supports a Core i7 processor, six DDR-3 slots, 3 PCI-Express slots, and a SATA 3.0 interface capable of 6Gb/sec transfer speeds. Asus has yet to announce pricing and release date information, and no benchmarks have been…

Tech News Don Nguyen Jul 20

USB 3.0-Equipped PCs To Start Shipping By End of 2009

Most of the news about USB 3.0—the finalization of the spec, the first drivers, the first controller—doesn’t tell us much about when we’ll actually get to see a product hit stores. The answer? According to Nikkei, before 2010. https://gizmodo.com/superspeed-usb-3-0-spec-finalized-its-fast-5090769 Their contacts in the Tawianese PC industry predict the first machines to include the hardware will…

Tech News John Herrman Jul 1

The First USB 3.0 Driver for Linux (Or Any OS) Is Here

We have no issues with Linux, other than that vendors often overlook the platform when it comes to drivers. Luckily, The Geekess, also known as Sarah Sharp, has coded the first USB 3.0 driver for Linux. Her efforts will not only make USB 3.0 compatible with Linux when the tech hits later this month, but…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jun 11

First SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Controller Is Out

Next gen USB is one step closer to reality with the introduction of the first USB 3.0 host controller chip for PCs. The new NEC’s µPD720200 chip is backwards compatible and supports speeds of 5 Gbps. [Wired]

Tech News Sean Fallon May 19

USB 3.0 Only Running at a Quarter of Maximum Speed

We’re still more than excited about USB 3.0, but those of us expecting it to reach promised transfer speeds of 5000Mb/s this year are overly optimistic. https://gizmodo.com/the-best-gadgets-to-come-in-2009-5121244 According to a TD Daily interview with a representative of the USB Implementers Forum, when USB 3.0 devices hit shelves in late 2009, we can anticipate transfer speeds…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jan 7

The Best Gadgets to Come in 2009

FIRST!!! In 2008, some media outlets started publishing their “best of” lists by June. For 2009, we didn’t want to come in second. So here are our predictions for the best gadgets of 2009. https://gizmodo.com/bestmodo-2008-5106165 Premium Netbooks We’ve seen the first wave of unusable netbooks with tiny screens. Then they got an upgrade to 8.9,…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jan 1

SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Spec Finalized: It’s Fast

We already know most of what there is to know about USB 3.0—officially dubbed SuperSpeed USB—but today it’s officially set in stone. To recap, with transfer speeds of 4.8Gbps, it’ll dump a 25GB HD file in about 70 seconds, and the architecture has been beefed up with extra data lanes to make for more sustained,…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Nov 17

Super-Speed USB 3.0 Formal Unveiling Next Week, Windows 7 Won’t Support Natively

We’ve learned about some of its specifications, and had a first look, but it looks like USB 3.0 is going to get a proper unveiling next monday with an announcement of its final protocol specifications at the first SuperSpeed USB Developer Conference. But at WinHEC last week there also emerged a rumor that Windows 7…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Nov 12

A First Look at USB 3.0

Now that Intel’s brought together the world in a harmonious USB 3.0 standard, here’s a first look at the new connectors brought to us by MaximumPC. Ten times faster than the old USB spec, USB 3.0 can transfer a 27GB file in just 70 seconds. Plus, with more “lanes” of data within the connector, new…

Tech News Mark Wilson Aug 18

Intel Stumps Up With USB 3.0 Specs, Makes Them Royalty-Free

As we reported they would last year, Intel has published a draft specification for the next-gen connection system, USB 3.0. The v0.9 eXtensible Host Controller Interface specs are designed to allow hardware developers to steal a march on developing next-gen interfacing gizmos ahead of the final certification of the standard by the USB Promoters Group.…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Aug 14

AMD and Nvidia Creating Own Spec to Compete Against USB 3.0

AMD and Nvidia have decided they’re done waiting for Intel to give them the data they need to create USB 3.0 compliant products, and plan to launch their own spec to launch against the USB 3.0 data protocol. Intel says they haven’t finalized the spec and want to prevent people from developing hardware based on…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jun 11

Asus Already Looking to USB 3.0

USB 3.0 could take off fast. We believe that the connectors were shown for the first time publicly at this year’s CES, and at least one manufacturer is already working the spec into their laptops. Eagle-eyed scouts at The Register spotted two USB 3.0-like ports in the Asus’ M50 laptop. But it’s sort of complicated.…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jan 18

USB 3.0 Coming in 1H 2008, Adding Fiber Optics and Improved Speeds

The USB 3.0 Promoters Group, which includes Intel, Microsoft, HP, TI, NEC and NXP among others, are planning to release a USB 3.0 spec in the first half of 2008. It will increase transfer speeds beyond USB 2.0’s 480 Mbps by using a second fiber-optic channel in addition to the standard copper channel. The copper…

Tech News Jason Chen Sep 18

Asus Continues USB 3.0 Onslaught With a Cheap PCI-E Card

This Is the First USB 3.0 Motherboard

Intel May Postpone USB 3.0 Support on Chipsets Until 2011

Buffalo’s HD-HU3 Poised To Be The First USB 3.0 Hard Drive

World’s First USB 3.0 Webcam Streams Uncompressed 1080p Video

The First USB 3.0 Certified Device

Fujitsu Begins Shipping First Chips To Support USB 3.0

Asus First To Feature USB 3.0 With P6X58 Motherboard

USB 3.0-Equipped PCs To Start Shipping By End of 2009

The First USB 3.0 Driver for Linux (Or Any OS) Is Here

First SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Controller Is Out

USB 3.0 Only Running at a Quarter of Maximum Speed

The Best Gadgets to Come in 2009

SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Spec Finalized: It’s Fast

Super-Speed USB 3.0 Formal Unveiling Next Week, Windows 7 Won’t Support Natively

A First Look at USB 3.0

Intel Stumps Up With USB 3.0 Specs, Makes Them Royalty-Free

AMD and Nvidia Creating Own Spec to Compete Against USB 3.0

Asus Already Looking to USB 3.0

USB 3.0 Coming in 1H 2008, Adding Fiber Optics and Improved Speeds

LA Has a Big Flea Problem. Typhus Cases Reached Record High Last Year

Samsung’s Tablet Deals Just Got Bigger, Galaxy Tab S10 Lite Hits Its Lowest Price With S-Pen on Amazon

Beats Solo 4 Headphones Are Back at Black Friday Pricing and Over 4x Cheaper Than AirPods Max

‘The Testaments’ Cast on How Their Show Mirrors Our Real-Life Dystopia

Meta to Smart Glasses Owners: Stop Hitting Yourself

Gaming Handhelds Are Getting Really Funky—and We’re Here for It

This 44% Off Portable Monitor Makes Adding a Second Screen Surprisingly Affordable

Artemis 2 Day 6: Follow the Mission With Our Live Updates 🔴

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Let us help find what you are looking for...