Thunderbolt is the new technology by Apple which is claiming better performance and speed then our new USB 3 specification. It all looks good on paper and plan, but will reality let Thunderbolt win? Thunderbolt is the copper wire version of Intel’s Lightpeak technology. Thunderbolt will produce transfer rates equal to 10Gbps which is about […]
Thunderbold, LightPeak and their magical 10Gpbs transfer rate have been the talk for some time. Well, at least the LightPeak version. Thunderbolt is just Apple’s spin on the technology. So will these new fangled technologies replace USB one day? Yes, I think so. Anytime soon? No way. LightPeak and Thunderbolt are currently designed off copper […]
It’s clear USB 3.0 is coming. It’s an unstoppable train which is building momentum with each new day and each new product launch. Millions of PC and peripherals will ship this year with the USB 3.0 SuperSpeed bus interface. With that said, it’s no wonder the timing of the Nexcopy SuperSpeed USB duplicator couldn’t be […]
If you haven’t noticed, Red Box Movie rental kiosks have popped up all over the place. Most notably are the Red Box’ at the grocery store, which makes perfect sense, you’re going to the store anyway, why not put a movie rental at check-out. Flix-on-Stix is looking to do the same thing, only difference is […]
There is a new kid on the block when it comes to USB connectors, it is “The Flipper.” The concept is so incredibly simply you will laugh when you see it. The Flipper is a USB connector that will make correct contact with the host USB port regardless of how you insert it. Granted it […]
SuperSpeed USB 3.0 is just hitting the market and while we spend our time trying to obtain the 3.0 hard drives and 3.0 flash drives, we might get stuck with trying to make the connection. USBFever just launched a full line if USB 3.0 adapters to help you with the connection problems you might have. […]
Format USB Stick as NTFS File System Flash drives are getting very large in size these days, the new SuperSpeed USB 3.0 sticks are getting over 256GB capacity. With these larger sticks, the option to format the device as a NTFS file system is available, but what about the smaller USB sticks? By default, any […]
USB.org put out this semi-tech, self promoting video on the new USB 3.0 Superspeed. Take a look: SuperSpeed USB from USB IF on Vimeo.
Actor Morgan Freeman and his production company Digiboo are trying to break ground with sales and distribution of movies via USB. We love the idea! USB Movie sticks might become a thing of the future as Digiboo plans to launch over 100 kiosks in Hollywood Video stores next year; the first will roll out in […]
The USBIF [Implementers Forum] has announced the certification program to get your gear certified for a Highspeed logo. Granted, it’s not a simple process, but at least they’re putting together the documentation needed to make it happen. As Gizmodo says, ” what shall I do with all that extra time I will have that will […]
Wouldn’t it be cool that whenever you plug in a USB device your computer would make an awesome artillery sound? I think it would – for at least the first 30 times – and so I found a solution for you. The USB hub artillery gun. This hub looks very cool and plays a three […]
Today I updated the official company GetUSB.info iPhone to software rev. 3.0. It only took two blue screens of death in Windows to accomplish the task. Hint: Make sure all other applications are closed during the update. So there are 1.2 million’ish bloggers, blogs and websites that have reported about the iPhone 3.0 software, and […]
