USB-It is Everything!

And just think-it was just like yesterday.  

In the mid 1990's the Universal Serial Bus (USB) protocol was developed to become the industry standard for connecting computers with electronic devices, transferring data and supplying power to keyboards, printers, digital cameras, disk drives, network adapters and smart phones. Nearly Two billion industry standard USB compatible devices are sold each year, as USB makes its way in to everything from the dashboard of the newer model cars to modern television and cable top boxes.

It was January 1996.  The USB 1.0 was released with data rates of 1.5Mb/s (Low-Bandwidth) and 12Mb/s (Full-Bandwidth). Did you know that the earliest versions of USB did not allow for the use of extension cables and other pass-through devices?  USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed) would be released in April 2001 and was capable of a much higher bandwidth (480Mb/s) at the time. Six months later the Mini-B connector was introduced, which greatly increased the ability to make smaller USB compatible devices that can connect to your PC. 

In late 2004 USB On-The-Go was added to the Hi-Speed spec. USB On-The-Go (often abbreviated USB OTG or just OTG) is a specification that allows USB devices such as digital audio players or mobile phones to act as a host, allowing other USB devices like a USB flash drive, mouse, or keyboard to be attached to them. 

Later, USB 3.0 (SuperSpeed) was introduced to the electronics market in November 2008. SuperSpeed USB cables are able to transfer a signal at 5Gb/s, greatly reducing data transfer time and reducing power consumption. While backwards compatible with USB 2.0 ports, USB 3.0 devices use new revised connectors. 

In January 2013 the USB group revealed in a press release plans to update USB 3.0 to 10Gb/s in order to equal Thunderbolt cable speeds. Soon most mobile devices will allow for USB 3.0 compatibility making the wait to transfer music, videos and photos to and from your computer a thing of the past.


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