SuperSpeed USB

January 14, 2010 Written by Gadget Gurus 0 Comment

Active Atomix SuperSpeed USB 3.0 adapters

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Want to enjoy the super high-speed USB 3.0, but the team is not ready yet. Instead of spending too much for a new PC system, you can now make use of cheap and fast solution, using one of these assets Atomix SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Adapter to equip your computer with USB 3.0 ports.

The USB 3.0 Active Atomix adapters are available in two versions, which are the PX and Atomix Atomix EC. The PX Atomix comes in the form of a PCIe interface that can virtually fit in the PCIe slot of any desktop PC.

Moreover, the EC Atomix is for laptops. It takes the form of an Express Card interface that works on most laptops that have an Express Card slot. Both the PX and offer Atomix EC, two USB 3.0 and are priced at $ 35 and $ 40 respectively.

After this update, you will enjoy up to 4.8Gbps or 10 times the transfer speed of USB 2.0. And, of course, are backward compatible with USB 2.0 and also come with input jacks supplementary feeding to support power-hungry USB 3.0 devices.

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USB 3.0 Hub Controller

January 6, 2010 Written by Gadget Gurus 0 Comment

USB 3.0 hub controller, VL810, at CES

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VIA has announced its first World USB 3.0 Hub Controller, VL810, at CES. The VIA USB 3.0 Hub Controller VL810 has one upstream USB 3.0 port and four downstream USB 3.0 ports, allowing up to four high bandwidth of USB 3.0 devices connected to it, at the same time.

The VIA SuperSpeed VL810 (USB 3.0) Controller Hub will be potentially the guts of many future USB 3.0 ports centers offer four USB 3.0 to USB 3.0-compatible with the gadgets. It is also compatible with other USB specifications, including USB 2.0 (480Mbps, Hi-Speed), USB 1.1 (12Mbps, Full-Speed) and USB 1.0 (1.5 Mbps low speed).

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Sanwa 12-port USB 2.0 hub

November 8, 2009 Written by Gadget Gurus 0 Comment

400-HUB009-12-port-hub

Sanwa has got another USB hub, 400-HUB009, which comes with a dozen of USB ports. The 12-port USB hub is like an octopus, in a circular shape which gives each USB port plenty of room. It shouldn’t be a problem to have 12 USB gadgets including those fat and oddly-shaped ones, connected to this USB hub at the same time. Each port has a port number, allows the user to easily identify the connected devices.

There are a number of shorts, such as it’s not bus-powered, it needs external power supplied via a power adapter that connects to the hub by a mini-USB type input plug. Other than that, it also takes up pretty much desk space, considering those sticking-out cables, it’d likely take up about 12 inches of desk space. The octopus-like shape will also present your desk with a little mess.

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