I haven't even upgraded to the new usb 3.0 standard and Intel has announced "Light Peak"!
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Light-Peak-USB3-Optical-Cable,10195.html
You see it has speeds around 10 Gbps. And guess what, its backward compatible with USB 3.0. Seems a more appropriate successor to the USB 2.0 unlike the funky USB 3.0.
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Light-Peak-USB3-Optical-Cable,10195.html
You see it has speeds around 10 Gbps. And guess what, its backward compatible with USB 3.0. Seems a more appropriate successor to the USB 2.0 unlike the funky USB 3.0.