Peripherals

This is a space for proposing and discussing XO peripherals in a concise manner enabling the core OLPC team to stay up-to-date with development and offer opinions regarding new ideas.

The ideas that are in, or are being developed by vendors are listed in a table at the bottom of each section to show the current status of any project. Information should be modified by anyone with the most up-to-date information.

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Power Ideas

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Below are a collection of ideas describing power generation and distribution ideas.

Hand Crank

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Desk fixable hand crank power generation device capable of generating 5-8W.

XOctoPlug

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8 in one anti-electrocution and tangle-free XO power supply to be used in the classroom to improve safety, convenience and battery life.

Connectivity Solutions

This is an area to describe connectivity related peripherals

USB Ethernet Adaptors

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A USB ethernet adaptor enabling reliable wired connection of the XO.

Sensors

This is an area to describe sensor related peripherals

Input Devices

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Output Devices

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See also

• USB peripherals
• Fun hardware
• Hardware ideas
• XO Peripherals