USB-IF Begins Approving Logo Use on SuperSpeed USB Gadgets

We're very excited to see USB 3.0 get closer and closer to being a reality. We were dealt a heavy blow by the cancellation of Asus' first USB 3.0 sporting motherboard. Today we celebrate, the USB-IF has published its form for attaining official SuperSpeed USB 3.0 certification. This certification should effectively guarantee that all SuperSpeed USB logo-labeled products will work together seamlessly. Ask anyone who has purchased one of the 17 versions of draft-N wireless products and tried to get them to work with any other version.

The tests and specifications were developed by SuperSpeed USB Platform Interoperability Lab and they also have helped produce the tools used to test the hardware which should be in high availability now. With the number of USB 3.0 devices expected to be sold in the next 3 years estimated at 900 million a lack of certification could be really messy. For those interested the form is located Here. The rest of us consumers will just have to wait a bit longer to get real SuperSpeed hardware.

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