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The Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a ubiquitous technology found in a wide variety of products, notably computer peripherals, including mice, keyboards, hard drives, and printers, as well as almost any other type of device or equipment that can be connected to a computer. The USB is a specification that defines the communication between a device, such as a printer or mobile phone, and a host controlled by a computer device, such as your Mac or iPad. The USB specification was developed in 1996 by a consortium of companies, including Compaq, DEC, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, NEC, and Nortel. The motivation was to replace a series of connectors with a universal connector, making it easier to connect external devices to personal computers. The USB specification is currently at version 3.0. Support for 3.0 is still emerging, and support for version 2.0 is by far the most ubiquitous at this time. Apple has yet to release hardware capable of supporting the latest USB 3.0 specification, but Apple computers have shipped with USB support since before OS X. The iOS series of devices are themselves USB devices, but they can also act as USB hosts. An example of this is the iPad, which can act as a host for USB devices, such as digital cameras. |
