this post was submitted on 01 Jul 2023
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What is this thing?

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Pencil for scale. Circuit board, 1 USB plug that lights up an LED when you plug it in. Windows doesn't recognize it as a device. Two little metal leg things with "feet".

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Solved! Thank you. You've saved me from my curiousity.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Hi OP, could you edit the title of your post to add [SOLVED] as we don’t have flairs here? If your computer hasn’t crashed of course :-)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

FYI. Do not plug random hardware you don’t know the source of into your computer.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Unless you work at an Iranian uranium enrichment facility, then it's fine.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Haha oopsy, my centrifuges are all wonky.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

dood. don't plug an unknown foreign device in your PC. especially not a Windows PC. It's a common attack vector to leave devices with malware at a site (usually USB dongles, smart watches, chargers or even cables*) you want to hack, so people plug them in where you can't.

*) https://shop.hak5.org/products/omg-cable

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's weird. the barcode doesn't cross to any part numbers, but they almost look like wifi adapters. the shape and the weird plastic on it is throwing me off though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

u/AFKBRBChocolate figured it out. Smartboard replacement parts.