The standard USB logo to identify USB 2.0 ports or slower. "SS" markings, which stand for SuperSpeed, to identify USB 3.0 ports, otherwise known as USB 3.1 gen 1. "10" markings, ...

However, not all cables use the full logo, and may not distinguish between the older SS and newer SS+ labels. Some also use SS and a 10 to indicate 10GBps, instead of SS+, like the one above.

The two cable types Apple mentions are both so-called SuperSpeed or SuperSpeed+ cables. USB 3.0 offer a top 5Gbps throughput rate, and is marketed as SuperSpeed with an SS on the cable head.

The hockey puck-shaped ArtDio SS-100 VoIP speaker does more than just put out puny monophonic sounds—it's also a speakerphone designed to support ...