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Lightning (connector)
Lightning, also known as the Lightning port, is Apple's proprietary 8-pin reversible connector for charging and data transfer, introduced in 2012 with the iPhone 5.
Liquid-crystal display
A liquid-crystal display (LCD), or LC display, is a flat-panel display using liquid crystals to control light per pixel, invented at RCA in New Jersey from 1963 to 1968.
List of Hewlett-Packard products
The list of Hewlett-Packard products covers HP's catalog from its 1939 founding to the 2015 split, including the HP-35 calculator, HP 3000 minicomputer, and LaserJet printers.
List of Logitech products
The list of Logitech products covers the computer peripherals, gaming gear, video conferencing systems, and speakers the Swiss company, founded in 1981, sells under brands including Logitech G.
Logitech
Logitech International S.A., also known as Logicool, is a Swiss computer peripherals manufacturer founded in 1981 in Apples, Switzerland, and known for mice, keyboards, webcams, and gaming gear.
Logitech Unifying receiver
The Logitech Unifying receiver is a small USB dongle, introduced by Logitech in 2009, that pairs with up to six compatible wireless mice and keyboards on one receiver.
Low-voltage differential signaling
Low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) is a differential electrical signaling standard introduced in 1994 for high-speed, low-power transmission of binary data over copper at rates up to 655 Mbit/s.
MagSafe
MagSafe is Apple's family of magnetic charging technologies: a breakaway MacBook power connector from 2006 and, since the iPhone 12 in 2020, a magnetic wireless charging and accessory system.
Microsoft SideWinder
Microsoft SideWinder was a brand of PC gaming peripherals sold by Microsoft from 1995, covering joysticks, gamepads, steering wheels, mice, and keyboards, revived in 2007 and retired around 2011.
Mini DisplayPort
Mini DisplayPort (Mini DP) is a miniaturized 20-pin display connector carrying the same video and audio signals as full-size DisplayPort. Apple introduced it in October 2008, and VESA standardized it in 2009.
Mobile High-Definition Link
Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) is a wired audio/video standard, announced in 2010, that carries uncompressed video from a smartphone or tablet to a display while powering the device over the same cable.
Model F keyboard
The Model F, also known as the IBM Model F, is a family of IBM keyboards, made from 1981, best known as the keyboard of the original IBM PC.
Model M keyboard
The Model M, also known as the IBM Model M or IBM Enhanced Keyboard, is a buckling spring keyboard designed by IBM in 1985 and still made by Unicomp.
Multi-function printer
A multi-function printer (MFP), also called an all-in-one printer, combines printing, scanning, copying, and sometimes faxing in one machine, typically a laser or inkjet engine with an integrated scanner.
Null modem
A null modem is a serial cable or adapter that crosses the transmit and receive lines of RS-232 devices, letting two computers connect directly without modems.
Numeric keypad
A numeric keypad, also called a number pad or tenkey, is a compact block of keys for entering digits and arithmetic operators, on telephones and the right side of computer keyboards.
Oculus Rift CV1
The Oculus Rift CV1 (Consumer Version 1) is a PC-tethered virtual reality headset developed by Oculus VR, then a Facebook subsidiary, first shipped in 2016 at $599.
Olivetti
Olivetti is an Italian technology company founded at Ivrea in 1908 by Camillo Olivetti as Italy's first typewriter factory, now a TIM Group IoT company.
Optical mouse
An optical mouse, also known as an optical computer mouse, tracks its movement by imaging the surface beneath it with a small camera, replacing the mechanical ball mouse.
Option key
The Option key is a modifier key on Apple keyboards, introduced in January 1983 with the Apple Lisa, that types special characters and modifies shortcuts in macOS.
Output device
An output device is a computer peripheral that presents processed information to a user, in forms such as visual display, print, sound, or tactile output.
Parallel port
The parallel port, also known as the printer port or LPT port, is a computer interface that transfers multiple bits at once, standardized as IEEE 1284 in 1994.
PC Card
The PC Card, originally called the PCMCIA card, is a credit-card-sized removable expansion card that plugs into a 68-pin slot in a portable computer to add memory, modems, or network adapters.
Peripheral Component Interconnect
Peripheral Component Interconnect, or PCI bus, is a shared parallel computer bus standard for expansion cards, the primary local bus in personal computers and servers from 1992 until 2004.
Pixel density
Pixel density is the number of pixels per unit of physical length on a display or printed image, usually expressed as pixels per inch (ppi) and often loosely called DPI.
PlayStation 2 Expansion Bay
The PlayStation 2 Expansion Bay is a 3.5-inch drive bay on the rear of the original "fat" PlayStation 2 console, designed to hold a network adaptor and internal hard drive.
PlayStation VR
PlayStation VR (PS VR), also known as PlayStation Project Morpheus, is Sony's virtual reality headset for the PlayStation 4, released in October 2016 and succeeded by PlayStation VR2 in 2023.
Plotter
A plotter is a computer output device that produces drawings by moving a pen across paper under computer control, traditionally used for precise vector graphics such as maps, plans, and blueprints.
Plug and play
Plug and play (PnP) is a set of hardware and software specifications that lets computers detect devices, match drivers, and assign resources automatically, introduced by Intel, Compaq, and Microsoft in 1992.
Point of View (hardware company)
Point of View was a Dutch computer hardware company based in Amsterdam that made NVIDIA-based graphics cards and later Mobii tablets; its operating company went bankrupt in November 2016.