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USB 3.0 (Universal Serial Bus 3.0)

October 7th, 2009

All you speed freaks out there look out for USB 3.0 coming soon. Apparently the connector, although looking very different, are back compatible – which is great news.

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The speeds we are looking at for this bad boy is 4.8 Gbit/s (600MB/s) which will make it the fastest consumer connector (Firewire

S800T is a long way off). How does this compare to USB 2.0 that you will no doubt be using now? Well USB 2.0 can manage a rate of just 480 Mbit/s (60MB/s) – that is a 10 fold increase to USB 3.0. This isn’t quite as much as the jump fro

m USB 1.0 to USB 2.0 which took speeds from 1.5 Mbit/s to 480 Mbit/s. Some other benefits to the USB 3.0 update is a much improved and more intelligent powering system. This isn’t likely to be available till the tail end of the year.

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Mimo Mini USB Monitor

September 12th, 2009

At first we considered making sarcastic comments about paying the same for a miniature 7″ monitor that you would for a monitor three times the size. Then we took a closer look at the Mimo Mini USB monitor and realized it is powered entirely via USB, no external AC adaptor or video card needed. This miniature display marvel also runs in landscape or portrait mode and also comes in a touchscreen version. Mimo Mini, we think we love you – full specs after the jump. thinkgeek_mimo_mimi_usb_monitor

Small monitor runs completely off of USB, giving you an extra mini display whenever and wherever you need it.
No extra power needed. The Mimo monitor is powered by USB.
No extra video card. The Mimo has a built in video card that runs over any USB 2.0 connection.
Rotating Portrait or Landscape view. Go vertical for notes and spreadsheets, horizontal to watch a movie.
Great for laptop use. The Mimo stores easily in your bag and is
ready to go simply by plugging it in
740 Model offers touchscreen abilities for control with a finger or stylus
Mac and Windows driver support (intel Mac only). Additional drivers required for touchscreen use of the 740 monitor on Mac OS.
Display size – 7″
Display resolution – 800 x 480
Brightness – 350 cd/m2
Contrast ratio – 400:1
Connections – USB 2.0