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[–] felixrostrum 18 points 9 months ago (3 children)

What's the purpose of this dongle??

[–] can 28 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

It's a digital to analog audio convertor for USB it looks like.

If it also does analog to digital this might make sense as a way to verify sound output.

I.e. debug a program that uses the headphone jack, or workaround software loopback device limitations.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Given the white body, it could be a USB cable for one of the early iPod shuffles?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It is exactly that. Really simple cable too. All of the apple 3.5mms are 4 pole (I think for play/pause, track seek capability) so it’s just a USB connector in a different form factor.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

It isnt Left/Right/Ground/Mic? Ill dont know how the skip/pause stuff is done, will do some more research

Edit: https://electronics.stackexchange.com/posts/38492/revisions

Signalling done on mic wire.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

They exist, it seems. Actually, there might be a niche use case for audio editing or getting around some kind of software limitation. I have probably done worse in my day.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Sound output from USB to a device with an aux port, or sound input from a camera or microphone or other device with a 3.5 mm output (headphone jack)

It’s incredibly short though.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

I CAN HEAR THROUGH TIME

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] Fuck_u_spez_ 3 points 9 months ago

Hey, how'd you get my IP address?!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I've been wanting to do this with my powebank which has both USB A and C ports

[–] [email protected] -5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

You wil create a Perpetum mobile 😉👍