New USB Specification Promises 100W of Power

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Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday August 10, 2011 @08:53AM from the now-you're-playing-with-power dept.

Blacklaw writes "The group behind the USB 3.0 specification has announced a tweak which could lead to impressive new devices, including large-format displays, printers, and even laptops that are powered entirely from a USB port."

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Finally (Score:5, Funny)

by Nerdfest ( 867930 ) writes: on Wednesday August 10, 2011 @08:56AM (#37042908)

Awesome. I'll finally be able to implement those high powered "negative reinforcement" keyboards I keep dreaming about.

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In related news ... (Score:5, Funny)

by 6031769 ( 829845 ) writes: on Wednesday August 10, 2011 @08:59AM (#37042940) Homepage Journal

Netbook battery life drops to an average of 12 minutes.

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Re:In related news ... (Score:5, Funny)

by somersault ( 912633 ) writes: on Wednesday August 10, 2011 @09:02AM (#37042968) Homepage Journal

But the beauty of this is that you can power the netbook from its USB port, too!

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Re:Finally (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday August 10, 2011 @09:15AM (#37043108)

Funny you say that, but in the past I had a small electric shock from a broken USB port. I suppose because the voltage is 5V, this could never be serious but the electricians can tell us about that.
That problem will be solved by the new specification as well, since the voltage will go higher.

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Re:Finally (Score:4, Funny)

by hedleyroos ( 817147 ) writes: on Wednesday August 10, 2011 @09:20AM (#37043170)

I for one won't be happy until I can weld from my netbook.

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This brings a new meaning to... (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday August 10, 2011 @11:55AM (#37044910)

Firewire

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