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Re:Raspberry Pi Zero: the $5 computer by tomjacobs on Thursday November 26, 2015 @03:17AM (#10631891)
Plug a wipi into it via the USB OTG cable. Done.
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Re:Raspberry Pi Zero: the $5 computer by cherioo on Thursday November 26, 2015 @03:31AM (#10631927)
No. Wireless adapter needs better power source, so it's RPi to powered hub to WiFi, which makes the setup quite a bit bulkier and pricier.

Like gp I wish some sort of network connectivity can be included to make it more complete as a standalone computer.

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Re:Raspberry Pi Zero: the $5 computer by tomjacobs on Thursday November 26, 2015 @03:40AM (#10631960)
Nope, we have hundreds of Pi2's with two wipis in them, yeah it's fine.
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Re:Raspberry Pi Zero: the $5 computer by TeMPOraL on Thursday November 26, 2015 @03:44AM (#10631974)
You don't need a hub, you need a smartphone charger (one that gives you more than 500mA at output).
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