DisplayLink's adaptor streams 4K content over USB 2.0 and 3.0 (eyes-on)

DisplayLink's adaptor streams 4K content over USB 2.0 and 3.0 (eyes-on):
DisplayLink's been wringing all kinds of connectivity out of our computer's USB ports for years, turning one connection into many. It should come as no surprise, then, that the company's using its considerable compression expertise to send high-resolution 4K video through that very same pipe. Ideally, the system shoots video over USB 3.0, while still giving users the full connectivity options of any compatible DisplayLink device -- but it can also function using USB 2.0, though the dynamically compensating data compression at work may cause some frames to drop.

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USB 3.1 accelerates to 10Gbps

RedShark News - USB 3.1 accelerates to 10Gbps:
USB has become the most common connector on almost every computer and USB3 has been gaining in popularity. Now USB 3.1 allows for speeds of up to 10Gbps, the same as Thunderbolt version 1.

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