Well, the Index also had a kind of similar port in the front and no one really made anything with it.
I guess the Frame being stand-alone makes it slightly more likely we will see some prototypes of interesting stuff.
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bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 2 hours agoI’m really curious what people are going to do with that port.
poVoq@slrpnk.net 2 hours ago
Cricket@lemmy.zip 2 hours ago
Presumably there was less reason to develop accessories for the USB port on the Index since it was a “dumb” display, but now we’re dealing with something that can be used as a standalone computer so there might be a higher chance of seeing interesting accessories being developed.
Here’s one idea: a forward-looking infrared (FLIR), i.e., heat-sensing camera.
girlnamedzero@piefed.zeromedia.vip 46 minutes ago
That could actually be really cool, getting to walk around and just see heat
Cricket@lemmy.zip 42 minutes ago
Yeah, I think so too. I also think that it could be useful for some people, especially in certain professions like contractors inspecting insulation, etc.
MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 59 minutes ago
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