At one end of the wire is a 3.5 mm Jack plug. On the other end of the wire is presumably a glass LED.

When connected to the phone, nothing happens. The LED does not start to glow.

Also, this wire doesn’t work as a microphone. It’s also not an earpiece.

What is it for?

  • linuxgatorEnglish
    37•5 months ago

    As many have said, that’s an IR receiver. That specific model commonly came with Hauppauge TV tuner cards.

    • @acceptable_pumpkin@lemmy.world
      9•5 months ago

      Wow, I hadn’t heard that name in so long. I just remembered my Hauppauge TV tuner I had back in the day. Felt like streaming on a computer does today.

      • NickwithaCEnglish
        1•5 months ago

        You can still get them and there are still over-the-air broadcast channels. TV without a subscription, plus you can record straight to your PC.

        • linuxgatorEnglish
          2•5 months ago

          Yep. Used to record all sorts of TV shows on my computer using them. Though they aren’t nearly as prevalent since Internet streaming has taken over. I doubt I could pick up more than 2 or 3 channels over-the-air where I live anymore.