Addonics Announces USB 2.0 Host Controller For PCs or Mac; Adds Five USB 2.0 Ports to Desktop Systems, and Increases Transfer Rates Up to 40 Times.Business Editors/High Tech Writers FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 23, 2001 Addonics Technologies today announced a USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. 2.0 Host Controller, which allows PC or Macintosh users to add five USB 2.0 ports through a PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). expansion slot to deliver 40 times faster data transfer rates over current USB 1.1 standard storage devices. The new USB 2.0 Host Controller provides users with a simple upgrade path to the high-speed 480 m/bits per second throughput of USB 2.0. The controller will work with all USB external storage devices such as DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. , CDRW See CD-RW. or hard drives as well with all USB peripheral devices such as scanners, printers and digital cameras or camcorders. Users can connect up to 127 devices through the host controller. The Addonics USB 2.0 host controller is backward compatible with the USB 1.1 standard and will transfer data at the USB 1.1 speed of 12 Mbits/sec when used with USB 1.1 peripheral devices. Addonics offers a complete line of USB mobile peripherals, which includes Addonics Pocket DVD players, CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , hard drives, CDRW devices, and combination DVD/CDRW drives. Driver software is included for Windows 98SE, Me and 2000, and Mac OS X or greater. The USB 2.0 Host Controller has a list price of $59. The Addonics USB 2.0 Host Controller, and Addonics mobile storage devices are available through major catalog companies, resellers, VARs and distributors, including StorageUSA.com, PC Connection, CDW CDW - data warehouse , Buy.com, Insight, Egghead, Ingram Micro, and Ma Lab. Addonics Technologies Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets a broad line of external storage products. Addonics is headquartered at 48434 Milmont Drive, Fremont, CA 94538. Visit Addonics at www.addonics.com All products/company names are either trademarks or trade names of their respective holders. |
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