All about USB 3.0
USB 3.0 will hit the market in 2009-2010 and it has got the speeds. It will transfer data at speeds up to 4.8Gbit/second which is ten times faster than USB 2.0.
USB 3.0 will be backward compatible with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 and employs more efficient protocols to conserve power while increasing the maximum power available for connected devices.