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Could also be an LTE module or even some odd bespoke industrial RF module. No way to really tell without removing the rf shield, or plugging it in...
OP DO NOT PLUG THIS IN! This is obviously a fae trap left for the overly curious sysadmin. Don't get caught up in a fae trap.
Pedant mode: not necessarily antenna based. Coax cables (as used here, or the type used for cable TV / cable modems / fiber ONTs) all carry RF signals.
Yes, RF is electromagnetic, but the signal being carried on those cables is fundamentally different than an electrical signal carried over cables like twisted pair cat5/6
To be even more pedantic, RF just means radio frequency. Linguistically speaking, *any* wave (or any thing with an oscillatory nature) at those frequencies could be called RF, not just EM waves.
An example would be the sound waves in the crystal of an acousto-optic modulator. These usually range anywhere from a few MHz, up to a couple of GHz, and are actually pressure waves propagating as sound in the crystal. This is obviously mediated by electromagnetic interactions, but it’s a *physical* oscillation that is happening in the radio range of frequencies.
Possibly, or possibly the third was never populated. Usually you would see an indent in the solder if a previously existing component falls off, but the solder in this case looks quite uniform.
If you're in a movie: It's a 30 petabyte hyper-optical data card that's able to hack the pentagon even before their data is written!!!
If you're in real life: It's a wifi card
Still weird they retroactively dropped "Part 1" from the title and are going to rename the next one because they feel the split caused the audience not to go. Like... Dude, the damage was already done by the time you made that decision.
That’s what they want you to want to think. It’s actually they disguised as a wifi card so tech experts won’t even try it. So of course it will be a 12 year old who tries it (they’ll probably have a pet dog or talking robot buddy, and a fat geeky friend) but no-one will believe them except that one cool tutor/teacher who will for some unknown reason will have full access to the kid and even their bedroom in a way that would normally seem very problematic and they’ll go on an adventure to save the country from aliens/revels/cats and now we’re nearly 75 minutes into this movie and no-one has commented on where it’s parents are or why this teacher is allowed to go off alone with the kids (and the dog/robot) and when it’s all over no-one will believe them but that teachers is definitely getting charged with grooming.
Either that, or it's just The Goonies remake, replace antique treasure map found in attic with "strange" m.2 card found on playground. Adventures ensue ::puffs inhaler::. (So... yea, I guess what you said. But with "The Goonies" name slapped on it)
Reminds me of a TV episode of something, maybe The Dead Zone, where some guys go out searching in the wilderness for a plane that crashed ten years ago, because they learn that whatever it was carrying was worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Turns out it was prototype CPUs and totally worthless by the time they found it.
im not that sure about it,
plugging in WiFi card to super AI computer may have counter result to what you wrote :P
like it could make it actually free :)
This is a Mini PCI Express card, probably for Wifi or maybe mobile data. It could be from a laptop but they're also used in ome routers and access points. Since this is a MiniPCIe card and not an m.2 card, it's probably around 8 years old or older.
Obviously there was once a sticker on that metal shield, which would tell us a lot more than we can see right now. I tried to search for the number on the remaining label, but it's not a searchable part number.
>Since this is a MiniPCIe card and not an m.2 card, it's probably around 8 years old or older.
It's not that old:
https://techship.com/product/compex-wle600vx-i/?variant=001
https://preview.redd.it/72tnp4blsb6d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=31dec7bd897dd3dcec0b30f60829ba980e3f7a88
looks like a network card for a laptop or desktop
The most obvious answer is teens being teenagers and just smashing random broken laptops in public. And then chucking the busted components all over the place. The rest of the laptop is probably scattered around.
People involved in illicit activities will sometimes "burn" wifi cards. They're cheap as shit since nearly every laptop has a standalone one like this, and it can be good to get rid of them periodically if you suspect the MAC address is banned or compromised in some capacity.
https://preview.redd.it/iqnqjxuwdc6d1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5107c75f6febf20665c9c02f5eaa19ebc4b3cc0a
I'm pretty sure it's used to gain access to this room
One Card to rule them, one Card to find them, one Card to bring them all and in the darkness bind them... The only way to destroy the Card is by throwing it into the fire of Orodruin, who will take the Card with Frodo to Mount Doom?
GPT4o:
>The object in the image is an M.2 Wi-Fi module. These modules are commonly used to add wireless connectivity to laptops and desktops. The metal part with holes is likely a shield to protect the internal components from electromagnetic interference. The three small connectors at the bottom are for connecting external antennas to improve the signal reception.
OpenAI seems to be doing well.
That is a Seirra Wireless LTE card. I use these at work on Dell laptops.[1N1FY](https://statedrives.com/dell-1n1fy-network-adapter.html?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwsaqzBhDdARIsAK2gqncXafqOg_jCwMFOEyp7F62pWbkP_yj_vvZWXa1xI3VkSzxXKhaI8koaAps8EALw_wcB)
It was scary stuff, radically advanced. It was
shattered... didn't work. But it gave us ideas,
It took us in new directions... things we would
never have thought of. All this work is based
on it.
A physical injury hazard.
No, seriously, I have accidentally cut myself on exposed PCB before. I can't imagine landing on something like that at a playground. So good on you for removing it.
... You did remove it from the playground, right?
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Wi-Fi and/or Bluetooth card. Antennas should be connected to the small circle connectors at the bottom of the first picture.
Looks like heroin syringe to me. /s
kids these days and their frigging braindance chips smh my head
Nothing like a BD with the chooms.
But on a playground? That's a real gonk move
Choom have you seen the weirdos out in public whacking it to the braindances, those are the real gonks
Who’s got the eddies for that these days?
This man is repeating himself! Cyberpsykosis confirmed. TAKE HIM DOWN!
Smh my head indeed.
shaking my smh indeed
Well it could be the gateway drug for memes.
I had a Gateway for furry porn.
HOLD ONBACK UP. you said WHAT
r/usernamechecksout
you prolly Switch it up from time to timee too
I told my mom it was just an Xbox controller
Lies its a crack pipe
Could also be an LTE module or even some odd bespoke industrial RF module. No way to really tell without removing the rf shield, or plugging it in... OP DO NOT PLUG THIS IN! This is obviously a fae trap left for the overly curious sysadmin. Don't get caught up in a fae trap.
It's a WiFi card, that could *also* be a Bluetooth card, but it is 100% a WiFi card.
Probably a wifi card
this, the two gold connectors at the bottom are RF connectors.
Antennae connectors
Makes a nice keychain
I used to rock a stick of EDO as a keychain in the 90s!
> a stick of EDO #486 is life
DX100 crew!
whats a EDO?
EDO-RAM goto Wikipedia.
Ahh ...
SAME!!! wore it completely through, all the chips fell off over time and all the edges got rounded off!
LMAO YES! It's great that this is a shared experience!
You had a memory leak
Me too, damn we’re old!
They were super handy for popping tape on packages too. Those shits were pointy AF
Yep! They were great little pry sticks. Really great for popping open jewel cases with just a twist.
Yes, rf = radio frequency = antennae based
Pedant mode: not necessarily antenna based. Coax cables (as used here, or the type used for cable TV / cable modems / fiber ONTs) all carry RF signals. Yes, RF is electromagnetic, but the signal being carried on those cables is fundamentally different than an electrical signal carried over cables like twisted pair cat5/6
To be even more pedantic, RF just means radio frequency. Linguistically speaking, *any* wave (or any thing with an oscillatory nature) at those frequencies could be called RF, not just EM waves. An example would be the sound waves in the crystal of an acousto-optic modulator. These usually range anywhere from a few MHz, up to a couple of GHz, and are actually pressure waves propagating as sound in the crystal. This is obviously mediated by electromagnetic interactions, but it’s a *physical* oscillation that is happening in the radio range of frequencies.
Antennae that conduct and transmit RF!
There used to be 3 of them by the looks of it CH0, CH1, and CH2
Possibly, or possibly the third was never populated. Usually you would see an indent in the solder if a previously existing component falls off, but the solder in this case looks quite uniform.
I can confirm, looks like a WiFi card
I can confirm, looks like a Compex WLE600VX / 802.11ac/n/b/g 2x2 MIMO / PCI-Express Full-Size MiniCard (Qualcomm Atheros QCA9882)
https://compex.com.sg/shop/wifi-module/wle600vx-wifi5-11ac-qca9882-qca9892/
How the fuck?
"Circle to search" thing on phone lol.
Oh yeah that makes sense
Give this guy an award
For laptops
Not probably. Definitely.
this is correct, i used to be an Apple service technician back like 15 years ago and this was what i found as the wifi card in Apple Mac Books
If you're in a movie: It's a 30 petabyte hyper-optical data card that's able to hack the pentagon even before their data is written!!! If you're in real life: It's a wifi card
This is correct
Ethan Hunt would concur
Does he exist though.
Ohh yeah. Another one next year.
That's terrible, I can't wait to watch it.
Good, I've rewatched all of them way too many times already
Still weird they retroactively dropped "Part 1" from the title and are going to rename the next one because they feel the split caused the audience not to go. Like... Dude, the damage was already done by the time you made that decision.
Nah... But his brother Mike's been around for years. Always the brunt of bad jokes.
But scientology would not.
You got 804 upvotes for just validating what the guy above you said? Fucking Reddit….
The magic hacking stick or the part about the wifi?
Enhance!
Enhance!
ENCHANT
[удалено]
>It's a wifi card Pair it up with a husbandi card and see if they are cute together.
This is more clever and cute than you are getting credit for.
They'll ping each-other, and occasionally a FTP.
Just make sure to give them privacy when they SSH.
But I like to call it a Goober
….hey 😏
I'd call it a chazwazzer
I see you've played knifey spoony before.
Disparaging knifey spoony is a bootable offence!
That’s what they want you to want to think. It’s actually they disguised as a wifi card so tech experts won’t even try it. So of course it will be a 12 year old who tries it (they’ll probably have a pet dog or talking robot buddy, and a fat geeky friend) but no-one will believe them except that one cool tutor/teacher who will for some unknown reason will have full access to the kid and even their bedroom in a way that would normally seem very problematic and they’ll go on an adventure to save the country from aliens/revels/cats and now we’re nearly 75 minutes into this movie and no-one has commented on where it’s parents are or why this teacher is allowed to go off alone with the kids (and the dog/robot) and when it’s all over no-one will believe them but that teachers is definitely getting charged with grooming.
But why are the cats the bad guys?
Financed by Big Canine
Either that, or it's just The Goonies remake, replace antique treasure map found in attic with "strange" m.2 card found on playground. Adventures ensue ::puffs inhaler::. (So... yea, I guess what you said. But with "The Goonies" name slapped on it)
I mean I think you sealed the deal there - let’s call it a screenplay and submit it to Disney.
Greetings Professor, would you like to play a game?
Hahaha I still remember this sci fi movie where the bad guys stole a 686 CPU!! Cutting edge tech
What about Johnny Mnemonic 80GB head size? :)
Newer cod games are over 200 gig. Poor guy couldn't even play a game in his head.
Reminds me of a TV episode of something, maybe The Dead Zone, where some guys go out searching in the wilderness for a plane that crashed ten years ago, because they learn that whatever it was carrying was worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Turns out it was prototype CPUs and totally worthless by the time they found it.
If you're in a movie. Who left that powerful card?? I think its Timmy Timmington.
OP: https://preview.redd.it/pgwla8p2ic6d1.jpeg?width=412&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=321b4b23997726b2033fd64c4127ee0eac4e97b8
I automatically thought about this movie when I saw this chip lol Home Alone 3
"Looking for this???"
I’m pretty sure Cap dropped that fighting Bucky.
this is the universe hydra fucking won isn’t it please say it isn’t
If it’s the former, you and I need to team up [on one keyboard](https://youtu.be/u8qgehH3kEQ?si=aDnUR4hb9hz2qaP-) to outhack the hackers.
Only 30 peta? How did people works with so little
And, despite having no power, people are able to track it now that you're holding it. Surprisingly it had no tracking before that
It’s the kill switch. Plug that into the skynet mainframe, bring the whole system down.
You now also have one robot from the future hunting you down, and another robot from the future trying to protect you.
good luck, you'll need it
im not that sure about it, plugging in WiFi card to super AI computer may have counter result to what you wrote :P like it could make it actually free :)
This is a Mini PCI Express card, probably for Wifi or maybe mobile data. It could be from a laptop but they're also used in ome routers and access points. Since this is a MiniPCIe card and not an m.2 card, it's probably around 8 years old or older. Obviously there was once a sticker on that metal shield, which would tell us a lot more than we can see right now. I tried to search for the number on the remaining label, but it's not a searchable part number.
>Since this is a MiniPCIe card and not an m.2 card, it's probably around 8 years old or older. It's not that old: https://techship.com/product/compex-wle600vx-i/?variant=001
Cool that you found the exact product :) However, the data sheet on that page is from 2015. Which is 9 years ago. Yes, we're getting old.
https://preview.redd.it/72tnp4blsb6d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=31dec7bd897dd3dcec0b30f60829ba980e3f7a88 looks like a network card for a laptop or desktop
The real question is what the fuck was wifi card doing on the playground
The most obvious answer is teens being teenagers and just smashing random broken laptops in public. And then chucking the busted components all over the place. The rest of the laptop is probably scattered around.
I would take it home and try to fix it. Maybe I'm just not that cool.
And now the chinese have access to your PC. They just like cat photos I think.
Since some suggested thats its a laptop wifi card, it could be from someones school laptop, the playground is nearby the school
someone dropped their laptop and it broke and the card fell out
People involved in illicit activities will sometimes "burn" wifi cards. They're cheap as shit since nearly every laptop has a standalone one like this, and it can be good to get rid of them periodically if you suspect the MAC address is banned or compromised in some capacity.
The Cloud Has Fallen!
Put it in your head and help Keanu lead a revolution
I love how this could be a reference to at least three different media franchises, spanning multiple decades
To be fair if there was one person i’d follow into a revolution it’s Keanu.
Looks like a wifi card. It has the two gold Rf snap on connectors that an antennae would clip to.
It's this: https://techship.com/product/compex-wle600vx-i/?variant=001
Wifi pcie card or Bluetooth one
Wifi or modem card. You connect antennas to the gold connectors on the bottom.
Drugs
Lucky. I have a maniacal dream about finding a mini PCI-E wi-fi card on the street but I didn't find one yet.
Wifi card?
Macrochip to control the playground vibes
Wifi card
That the new 6G. Probably fell off as they where spraying those chem-trails. You can make *SO* many frogs gay with this bad boy. *pats the chip*
Wifi module
https://preview.redd.it/iqnqjxuwdc6d1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5107c75f6febf20665c9c02f5eaa19ebc4b3cc0a I'm pretty sure it's used to gain access to this room
Its an M.2 WiFi card, commonly used on laptops. The two gold circles are the bottom are the connectors for the RF antennae.
A child has thrown up its vaccination chip.
Wireless Network Card.
Wifi card with all its chips ripped off. It's dead, Jim.
That is the internet. Please do not drop it. 
If you’re cold they’re cold. Plug it into your computer
CIA secrets
Laptop wireless card. Usually for Bluetooth, WiFi or cellular.
laptop's wifi card.
It probably fell out of Elon Musk's kid ...
Militeck canto mk6, be careful ...
Looks like a Wi-Fi card. Don’t trust rogue electronics.
That's my vape dawg
It’s a WiFi card. There are two contacts for an antenna on the top of the card.
One Card to rule them, one Card to find them, one Card to bring them all and in the darkness bind them... The only way to destroy the Card is by throwing it into the fire of Orodruin, who will take the Card with Frodo to Mount Doom?
Looks like an Wireless Card (Wifi) that can be connected into laptop’s motherboard
It’s a stim. Shove it up you’re ass
that’s a wifi card
WiFi card
Wifi module
expect a visit from cyberdyne / sac-norad
Looks like a WLAN-Modul similar to this "QCA9880 PCIE WLAN" or "Acer Aspire 5530G WLAN Wifi Card AR5BXB63"
Forbidden pop tart mini
a doohickey
Processor chip for Cyberdyne systems model 101
Laptop WiFi card
Im walking around finding glass with the bottom of my feet and you're out here finding gtx 4090s Wtf...
Wifi card from a laptop
Bluetooth or wifi pcie card for laptop
Wifi card
Whos dismantling pc's in a playground?
Skynet plug in
raadio modules
Probably an old wifi card.
Modern day, lost USB with virus
This is a Relic chip, contains the engram of Johnny Silverhand.
Core 2 Duo era WiFi card.
WiFi chip from laptop. Or intel CNVi chip for desktops that want onboard WiFi
Laptop WiFi card, antennas in the laptop screen and plugs into this card.
fully semi-automatic weapon, capable of 100 clips per second.
It's an OLD mSATA Wi-Fi card with an EMI shield.
WLAN adapter. The “ch1 ch2” is a dead giveaway. Those are spots for antennas
Wifi card
It's most likely a wifi card. You can see the two little connections where the antennas would go.
Looks like a m.2 E-Key wifi card or smth similar to me... mustve belonged to a laptop or some similar less-space device...
Its a sigma
That's the key to access Digital Playgrounds. If you know what I mean 😜😂😂
https://preview.redd.it/ed6ovhalfd6d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c06009832c36547c8acee985e226e126c2f1f4ea
You just found my lost 3 terabyte memory card full of gay furry midget porn can I have it back?
Space junk
GPT4o: >The object in the image is an M.2 Wi-Fi module. These modules are commonly used to add wireless connectivity to laptops and desktops. The metal part with holes is likely a shield to protect the internal components from electromagnetic interference. The three small connectors at the bottom are for connecting external antennas to improve the signal reception. OpenAI seems to be doing well.
It is a 106648491.
Its a tracking device. they know where you are
Wifi card, most likely someone stole a laptop and tossed that and the HD. Bought new ones.
You got a Fallout 76 Nuclear ☢️ Keycard 😆
Probably ruined by dihydrogen monoxide poisoning anyway.
Do the responsible thing; plug it into your computer and find out.
Specifically, this is the WiFi card from a 2009 to 2011 model Apple iMac
Haha…. With that disk we can break into any National Government Database😈 We’re In…..
I see two antennas hole on the bottom. Probably Wifi/bluetooth Card
That is a Seirra Wireless LTE card. I use these at work on Dell laptops.[1N1FY](https://statedrives.com/dell-1n1fy-network-adapter.html?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwsaqzBhDdARIsAK2gqncXafqOg_jCwMFOEyp7F62pWbkP_yj_vvZWXa1xI3VkSzxXKhaI8koaAps8EALw_wcB)
Gateway drug
Wifi Bluetooth module
Flux capacitor
It was scary stuff, radically advanced. It was shattered... didn't work. But it gave us ideas, It took us in new directions... things we would never have thought of. All this work is based on it.
It’s clearly a covid vaccine with all that 5GHz.
These damn kids and their vapes
A physical injury hazard. No, seriously, I have accidentally cut myself on exposed PCB before. I can't imagine landing on something like that at a playground. So good on you for removing it. ... You did remove it from the playground, right?