USB 3.0 specification gets mobile support

The USB 3.0 Promoter Group yesterday announced that the USB On-the-Go (OTG) 3.0 and Embedded Host supplement to the USB 3.0 Specification is now available, enabling portable SuperSpeed USB devices to communicate among themselves without requiring a PC.

"The USB 3.0 Promoter Group continues to optimize its specifications in order to meet the evolving requirements of the industry," said Brad Saunders, chairman of the USB 3.0 Promoter Group. "The availability of the USB On- the-Go 3.0 and Embedded Host supplement addresses the industry's need to transfer rich data using fast synch-n -go mobile devices."

The supplement reveals how mobile devices like cameras, smartphones and tablets can use USB 3.0 as a host or peripheral through a single port. This could lead to the possibility that the next wave of smartphones and tablets could come with USB 3.0 ports.

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