I have seen no news at all wrt USB functionality, but that does not mean I can say with 100% accuracy that there is none, but I really doubt it, I say that only because I frequent these forums alot, and I feel that if there was news, it would be all over the forum, and it is not (your attempt at searching should reflect this), so, it seems at this time, there is no USB functionality, except perhaps to use for powering a chillpad, or something.