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They make USB-C cables with displays now

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Re: They make USB-C cables with displays now

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Post by nativeit »

karunamurti wrote: post #85
transpute wrote: post #11

For comparison, a "something else" cable without display: https://shop.hak5.org/products/omg-cable > The O.MG Cable is a hand made USB cable with an advanced implant hidden inside. It is designed to allow your Red Team to emulate attack scenarios of sophisticated adversaries. Until now, a cable like this would cost $20,000 (ex: COTTONMOUTH-I). These cables will allow you to test new detection opportunities for your d…

can't even reuse cable anymore, will increase cost and e-waste. smh.

Maybe don’t buy this if you just want a USB cable.

Re: They make USB-C cables with displays now

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Post by netsharc »

Animats wrote: post #25

The original USB-C spec called for cables to have optional displays to show why the cable had problems connecting. Did anyone every see one of those?

How about 1 LED that blinks something in morse, that you can look up. I suppose 36 different error codes should be enough?

Re: They make USB-C cables with displays now

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Post by Rinzler89 »

RecycledEle wrote: post #139
zygentoma wrote: post #103

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Isn't Anker the definition of cheap crapware (sold under a brand name)?

Anker replaced a tablet computer that a defective USB cable fried. I now love and trust Anker.

How did you prove to them their USB cable fried your computer? Did they ask for the devices for investigation?

Re: They make USB-C cables with displays now

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Post by moneywoes »

RecycledEle wrote: post #139
zygentoma wrote: post #103

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Isn't Anker the definition of cheap crapware (sold under a brand name)?

Anker replaced a tablet computer that a defective USB cable fried. I now love and trust Anker.

Where did you purchase it?

Re: They make USB-C cables with displays now

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Post by mrguyorama »

RecycledEle wrote: post #139
zygentoma wrote: post #103

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Isn't Anker the definition of cheap crapware (sold under a brand name)?

Anker replaced a tablet computer that a defective USB cable fried. I now love and trust Anker.

Alternatively that means they sell cheap chinese crap at such a markup that they can easily afford to just replace the ones that break. Basically customer QA

Re: They make USB-C cables with displays now

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Post by KeplerBoy »

weinzierl wrote: post #135
KeplerBoy wrote: post #82

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How can measuring a DC load be complicated? Sure the load can be very spiky and you have to sample fast enough to accurately integrate them. but that's doable given sufficient caps. Of course you'd end up with some filtered average instead of the instantaneous power, but that would be no good for a text display anyway.

When your range is from nano amps during sleep to spikes of several tens of amps you will not find a voltmeter with a range big enough to work with a single shunt. You need several shunts and switch between them very fast. That's what devices like the Joulscope do and why they are expensive.

fair enough, i had a use case in mind where you're just interested in a rough estimate of Watthours consumed.

Re: They make USB-C cables with displays now

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Post by canadianfella »

ffsm8 wrote: post #27
verandaguy wrote: post #21

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I haven't heard of cell modems in particular, but I've used O.MG cables (described and sold here: https://shop.hak5.org/products/omg-cable ; I am unaffiliated with either Hak5 or the team behind O.MG cables) which can create an ad-hoc Wi-Fi network for management/C2 reasons. It's actually really easy to use (and almost scary, coming from never having used one of these). They are quite pricey, but way less so than old…

I'm aware that there's are local keylogger/payload cables around which let you transmit data short range. My surprise was specifically about the supposed cell modem within a 6€ cable

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Re: They make USB-C cables with displays now

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Post by yellowapple »

rdslw wrote: post #147
cosmojg wrote: post #62

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Industry-imposed regulations (as opposed to government-imposed regulations) are still regulations, and payment processors have teeth.

this is not industry-imposed regulations. this is not industry. this is single party ToS atmost. Do not whitewash harmfull practice as the law.

> Do not whitewash harmfull practice as the law.

You say that as if "The Law" is not already a set of whitewashed harmful practices.

Re: They make USB-C cables with displays now

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Post by Molebot »

jmhammond wrote: post #120
hansvm wrote: post #56

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I'm all for some privacy protections, but doesn't 2-party consent cover that particular use case already? In CA, it swings a bit far the other way, and if you have a hidden mic recording a business lying through their teeth with the intent to defraud you, you might have a little wiggle room, but the recording is likely to be thrown out of any civil actions (and some criminal actions).

In Kansas, we’re a 1-party consent state, which gets us back to the previous commenter. Now pardon me while I scoot these potted flowers closer to you…

What's that, spider? move the flowers closer? Ok!

Re: They make USB-C cables with displays now

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Post by theodric »

rjh29 wrote: post #146
gnabgib wrote: post #141

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Looks like two definitions of up are being discussed.. - upside down the display is pointing towards the table (useless) - which you have a solution for - upside down, the display is visible, but the text is rotated 180° (as people would say when a calculator is upside down) - you cannot twist your way out of this except facing the computer away from you (99=66, 70=0L 5537=LESS etc)

okay so this is people being bothered about reading numbers upside down, which my brain seems to do automatically. Got it.

I can read the numbers upside down, I just don't want to and I find it silly that these manufacturers took several years to notice and decide to fix a basic fit-and-finish issue that probably affected 90% of their customer base. Like, how on Earth was this not caught during the prototype phase?
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