- Author: USB World
- Filed under: USB News
- Date: Jan 2,2012
The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) announced the upcoming Intel7 Series Chipset and IntelC216 Chipset Family host silicon has achieved SuperSpeed USB certification by the USB-IF. The certified solution includes four SuperSpeed USB ports integrated into the chipset, enabling manufacturers to conveniently incorporate SuperSpeed USB into their systems.
“This is a tremendous milestone for the industry,” said Jeff Ravencraft, USB-IF President & COO. “With USB-IF certification of Intel’s integrated USB host silicon, host manufacturers will be able to bring SuperSpeed USB to the masses. Intel’s commitment to SuperSpeed USB will continue to provide peripheral device manufacturers a compelling incentive to develop a growing number of diverse SuperSpeed USB products.”
“SuperSpeed USB certification of our Intel 7 Series Chipset and Intel C216 Chipset Family helps ensure interoperability and backward compatibility within the broad USB ecosystem,” said Ahmad Zaidi, General Manager, Intel Corporation Chipset and SoC IP Group. “The Intel 7 Series Chipset and Intel C216 Chipset Family offers OEMs and consumers many exciting features, and Intel is excited to integrate SuperSpeed USB technology into our upcoming chipsets.”
“Intel’s integration of SuperSpeed USB into its upcoming core logic chipset is critical because it allows cost-conscious PC OEMs to offer the technology at a very competitive price point,” said Brian O’Rourke, Research Director, In-Stat. “Additionally, SuperSpeed USB adoption in PCs is leading to broad adoption in PC peripherals, consumer electronics and mobile devices.”
The USB-IF will be hosting the USB Tech Zone at the Consumer Electronics Show 2012 in Las Vegas during January 10-13, 2012. The USB Tech Zone is located in the Las Vegas Convention Center South Hall 3, Booth #30769.
- Author: USB World
- Filed under: USB News
- Date: Dec 27,2011
iTwin Inc., the company that created iTwin, the world’s first ‘limitless’ secure USB device for remote file sharing, announced the availability of iTwin at several leading online retailers.
“iTwin is gaining popularity as a solution for simple and safe remote file access, and we are proud to make iTwin easily accessible for consumers and small businesses through their favorite retailers,” says Lux Anantharaman, co-founder and CEO of iTwin. “Today’s consumers have many options and channels for their holiday shopping, we aim to make it just as easy to acquire iTwin from their favorite online retail store.” Read the rest of this entry »
- Author: USB World
- Filed under: USB News
- Date: Dec 16,2011
New powerful In-Wall USB outlets rapidly charge portable electronics and make the need for bulky AC wall adapters obsolete; proprietary, energy-saving green design eliminates standby power and reduces energy costs
Current Werks, a leading innovator in green mobile power storage and charging devices, today introduced two industry-changing, energy-saving USB wall outlets: the Quattro and Duo. Current Werks will exhibit these innovations in booth #74010 in the Eureka Park TechZone for new products and services at the 2012 International CES Tradeshow, January 10-13 in Las Vegas.
The Quattro (patent pending) is the first product in the industry that replaces a standard electrical wall outlet with four powerful USB charging ports. The Quattro’s four USB ports deliver a combined output of 22Watts, making the Quattro the most powerful in-wall charging solution available anywhere. The Quattro also features an innovative (patent pending) tamper-resistant door that when closed completely eliminates standby power, also known as vampire power. The Quattro has the ability to replace four bulky USB AC adapters with one wall outlet. Read the rest of this entry »
- Author: USB World
- Filed under: USB News
- Date: Dec 15,2011
Heilind Electronics, the largest interconnect distributor in North America, now has a reserve inventory on TE Connectivity’s just released USB 3.0 connector.
TE’s USB 3.0 connector meets all standards of USB-IF and supports 5 Gbps data rate for fast sync-n-go, a 10X performance increase over USB 2.0. This USB connector minimizes user wait-time and connector form factor variations and is backward compatible with USB 2.0 connectors.
In addition, this USB 3.0 connector offers optimized power efficiency by eliminating device polling and reducing active and idle power requirements. It allows a unit load of 150mA (a 50% increase over the minimum unit load of USB 2.0) up to six unit loads (900 mA, an 80% increase over USB 2.0 connectors at a registered maximum of 500 mA). TE’s USB 3.0 connector has up to 80% more power based on the configuration of the device.
Applications for TE’s USB 3.0 connector includes desktop and laptop computers, cameras, digital audio, scanners, game ports, high-volume storage devices, MP3 players, GPS devices, high definition A/V equipment, keyboards, mice and joysticks.
Apricorn announced the addition of the Aegis Secure Key – a USB Encrypted Flash Drive – to its secure drive offering.
Built around an alphanumeric keypad for secure PIN access and featuring real-time military-grade AES CBC 256-bit hardware encryption, Apricorn’s latest product offering provides powerful data security that is simple to use. Ideal for travel with its water and dust-resistant aluminum casing, tamper-resistant circuitry, slim design and attractive $65 price point (for 4 GB model), the Aegis Secure Key provides a compelling feature set for anyone looking to secure their data.
“Data carried by mobile employees poses a unique set of challenges for IT security management. In our work with business and government agencies to secure their mobile data, we identified a need for a secure flash drive that’s not only protected against loss and theft, but also safeguarded against malware attacks by hackers and key loggers,” said Mike McCandless, VP of Sales & Marketing at Apricorn. “The Aegis Secure Key’s embedded keypad, onboard hardware encryption, and software-free design shields your data from key loggers and other malware.” Read the rest of this entry »