How about a mediator? Just like a normal USB-C connector but battery inside it? Charges both inside battery as well as framework when plugged in, and configurable charge pull based on a software inside the laptop when necessary (like when battery falls below 20%)?
Not sure about the legality but for a few people a native Rubber Ducky would be a nice option, just like a small Storage Card with a pop-out USB Port on the outside (with the required actions on that port, see https://hak5.org/blogs/usb-rubber-ducky). For Pen-Testers this would probably make their job much easier.
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Yeah the laptop’s ventilation being there would be an issue, something I didn’t think about / realise at the time.
Personally I’m looking at the Framework to get away from carrying separate dongles. BUT if I have to carry one, it may as well have an extra battery in it.
Havent seen anyone suggest this, but for music production its always a hassle to carry around an audio interface, so an 8mm guitar jack would be an amazing addition to the lineup.
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I think it would be nice to have an expiration card with GPS + GSM modules, which can double as a wireless GSM/*G modem as well as an answer to SMS for example tell the current location of the laptop. Having type C as a disguise would be also awesome on the card.
Alternatively integrating Apple Airtag or some technology like that would also be a nice idea.
I’m not fan of apple, and I have a framework laptop DIY edition with Arch on it. 
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I think this issue can be mitigated with some form-factor compromise, if the expansion card must exceed the physical dimensions of it’s slot I don’t see any reason a riser couldn’t be used to elevate the existing feet to provide the necessary clearance on a flat surface.
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I wouldn’t even care if the laptop was wobbly. Obviously it wouldn’t be ideal but I genuinely wouldn’t care if I was able to get 1/4. Unfortunately I don’t think 1/4 in would be popular enough of a design, and I think a lot more people would care about wobbly than not. If someone makes it we’ll buy it 100%, but I’m not holding out hope for it.
~ Jamie
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I’d love to see a hub sort of module. Just placed an order for a laptop and the first thing I want to try making is something that can act as a foot to raise up the back end a little bit and house a battery & ports like ethernet, HDMI, etc. facing out the back, similar to alienware laptops.
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6mm.
You can buy a cheap adapter (6mm to 3.5mm) for that matter.
More importantly, you should get something like iRig. They have additional circuitry to convert the guitar/instrument’s “line in” to a compatible “microphone” signal, pass it to the host and pass out the audio out to a headphone jack.
With iRig 2, you can even adjust the “gain” and other thing. It’s almost like a pre-amp
As for the idea of using the expansion slots as some kind of “built-in riser”, I am not sure. I do not think that the rails of the slot should be used as “lifting point” (attached to points of structure significance with lots of structural rigidity, such as the hinge-base joint) that is able to handle the weight/forces.
(laughs)
You know? I think the Ethernet card is coming. Mmmmm!
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What about some kind of hotspot/modem card which would allow other devices to connect to the laptop and so that just the laptop needs to be connected to the internet?
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I want a card with 2-3 USB-A/USB-C slots. Even at some performance cost, it’s nice to not need an extra expander.
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Windows 10 network share. Just get good WLAN card.
We already get enough USB Wifi things. I dont think we need another one from framework.
Unless it’s one of those “industrial” ones with a giant high-gain antenna, but even then we really just need to connect the antenna to the WLAN card of your choice.
… aha. Maybe like a USB telemetry radio thing would be cool. However the circuitry for those will be decently sized and I’m not sure if it should be framework specific.
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are there plans to release a rfid expansion card
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I may have something in the works with Tom Christiansen from Neurochrome for a Expansion card DAC!
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I’ve seen some videos of people using external GPUs without eGPU enclosures which greatly removes the extra costs. It requires the use of a PCIe slot though. Would it be possible to have a PCIe card for such use?
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One question, what would everyone like on the output of this DAC?
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Would be interesting to see if the output of the new Macbook Pros could be matched (They can do 96kHz) in an expansion card form factor.
I’d personally prioritize sticking to a standard expansion card factor over bigger output numbers though.
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In a basic headphone jack (3.5mm) I’m guessing.
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ATMega32U4 (a.k.a. Arduino Leonardo). It has some PWMs.
Or if you feel like that’s not enough you can throw in some beefy DAC.
… oo. DAC.
Arduino Due have 2 DAC.
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I would very much be interested in a KVM module. Something that might work similar to the module in the GPD Pocket 3 (GPD Pocket 3 - Shenzhen GPD Technology Co., Ltd.). For example, you can connect the outputs of a machine to the GPD Pocket, and use the GPD Pocket as the keyboard, mouse, monitor, etc. This would be incredibly useful in the IT world - I almost bought a GPD Pocket specifically for this feature.
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