USB 3.0 will include an optical cable for increased bandwidth capabilities—up to 5Gbit per second, if things go according to plan—but will remain backwards compatible with previous USB plugs. According to the release, it will be available someday.
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An update from C|Net puts the estimated release of the specification sometime during the first half of 2008.