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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[–] AFKBRBChocolate 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] kn33 5 points 1 year ago

I agree, and replacement parts for a smart board make sense in a classroom.

[–] Smatt 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] mykl 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 :-)

[–] kaotic 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] betterdeadthanreddit 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] Smatt 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Haha oopsy, my centrifuges are all wonky.

[–] betterdeadthanreddit 1 points 1 year ago
[–] Synthead 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have you heard about USB HID devices that have keystroke sequences?

[–] betterdeadthanreddit 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, lots of cool toys out there. I'm a sucker for interesting Defcon talks so this one comes to mind.

[–] Smatt 1 points 1 year ago

Good advice, thank you.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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

[–] Smatt 2 points 1 year ago

Good advice, thank you.

[–] AdaleiM 4 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.

[–] Smatt 3 points 1 year ago

u/AFKBRBChocolate figured it out. Smartboard replacement parts.

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