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Most USB C cables do have a label, but it's an electronic one. Desktop and mobile OSes could do a better job of surfacing this information for the user.
by luma 5mo ago
Most USB C cables do have a label, but it's an electronic one. Desktop and mobile OSes could do a better job of surfacing this information for the user.
- ssl-3 5mo agoOr they could simply be labelled. In this way, I would be able to see (using the advanced, integrated bionic vision system that I've carried with me and used every day I've been alive) what it is that I have before me instead of plugging them in one at a time to some electronic oracle to try to discern the details of the invisible magic inside.
- zaptheimpaler 5mo agoDo they really? Even on linux, I can look at what bandwidth a device is connected with using lsusb, but there is no way to tell if a low speed is a limitation of the device or the cable. It just displays the speed that was negotiated considering all factors. I've never found a way to get information about a cable digitally.
- luma 5mo agoThere are a handful of dedicated devices that will read the eMarker, eg https://www.amazon.com/s?k=USB+emarker https://www.amazon.com/s?k=USB+emarker A recent HN thread announcing a Mac app that can read them along with discussion on alternatives: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47972511 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47972511
- zaptheimpaler 5mo agoVery cool, thanks!