Universal Serial Bus
USB—or Universal Serial Bus—is a protocol for connecting peripherals to a computer. It features a standardized port designed to accommodate many different types of hardware devices. Most modern devices such as digital cameras, printers, scanners, flash drives, cell phones, iPods, and other MP3 players use some variation of the USB port in their design.
USB has had a long and winding road of evolution and adoption, and as it nears over two decades of history, we’re all sitting back and wondering what will happen next. Is USB Type-C here to stay as the golden standard, providing a one port revolution to move technology forward? Regardless of which way the wheel of technology turns, USB has had a steady journey of growth throughout the years that make it today’s port of choice for the computer industry.
The first USB technology began development in 1994, co-invented by Ajay Bhatt of Intel and the USB-IF (USB Implementers Forum, Inc). The organization comprised of industry leaders like Intel, Microsoft, Compaq, LSI, Apple, and Hewlett-Packard. It supports and adopts comprehensive specifications for all aspects of USB technology.
It sports a standardized interface designed to accommodate several different kinds of hardware devices. Most modern devices like digital cameras, printers, scanners, flash drives, mobile phones, iPods, and other MP3 players utilize some variant of the USB interface in their own design.
USB has had a long and twisting road of development and adoption, and as it nears over two years of history, we are all sitting back and wondering what is going to happen next. Is USB Type-C here to stay as the gold standard, providing a 1 port revolution to move technology forward? Irrespective of which way the wheel of technology turns, USB has had a constant journey of growth throughout the years that make it today’s port of choice for the computer industry.
The organization comprised of business leaders such as Intel, Microsoft, Compaq, LSI, Apple, and Hewlett-Packard. It supports and adopts comprehensive specifications for all aspects of USB technology.