Thread: Kindle 3 wifi: mini-PCIe as USB host?
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Old 06-08-2011, 06:03 PM   #2
yifanlu
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Originally Posted by mark03 View Post
I have a Kindle 3 wifi coming in the mail. While I wait I've been reading threads here

From the disassembly pictures I've seen, the wifi-only version doesn't have the mini-PCIe connector mounted. For the 3G version, I believe the card connects via USB on that connector. Has anyone hacked a USB host port through this route? Is there any reason in principle why you couldn't hook up a keyboard, mouse, or whatever?

For those with the wifi-only Kindle 3 (no connector), I found a Molex mini-PCIe connector at Digikey and Mouser which looks like the one in the pictures. It's currently on backorder, though.
It is most likely possible, bur why would you want to? Mouse/keyboards doesn't seem useful for an ereader.
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