You could send them to me!
I'll give you 0.1 BTC each.
I'll give you 0.1 BTC each.
Actually a good price...
Topic: What else can you do with an Asic USB Miner? - page 4. (Read 16121 times)
Actually a good price...
You could send them to me!
I'll give you 0.1 BTC each.
I'll give you 0.1 BTC each.
Christmas Lighting.
+1 Really good idea, blinking when a block is foundIf I had 25BTC for every time my USB miner blinked...
Christmas Lighting.
Protect the bitcoin network and heat your home.
I currently have 5 USB block erupters. Should I buy another 5 and USB hub so I can put one under each foot to keep them warm? Is a 25W heater not designed specifically for heating really enough to keep my feet warm? Should I maybe double up and put 10 under each foot?
Protect the bitcoin network and heat your home.
Couldn't they be used for folding@home?
No.
Coffee warmer! 
would need to diy a plate and integrate the miner into it, and then sit your coffee or alternate hot beverage and never hav a cold surprise interrupt your forum browsing ever again!
would need to diy a plate and integrate the miner into it, and then sit your coffee or alternate hot beverage and never hav a cold surprise interrupt your forum browsing ever again!
You can carry your USB Erupters in your pocket, and if someone ever tries to attack you, you can pull them out and start whipping them at the persons' face, ninja throwing star style, while you make your escape.
Can't think of much other use for erupters.
At 112 million difficulty, my 4 Ghash worth of GPUs would take 70 days to earn me 1 BTC, if I were dumb enough to still be mining BTC.
LiteCoin FTW!
Can't think of much other use for erupters.
At 112 million difficulty, my 4 Ghash worth of GPUs would take 70 days to earn me 1 BTC, if I were dumb enough to still be mining BTC.
LiteCoin FTW!
You can use it as a bookmark. 
Couldn't they be used for folding@home?
I don't think calculating SHA256 hashes is terribly useful for biochem.
Mind you, even if it were, the hardware probably doesn't waste effort relaying the result, rather just whether it finds one below a specific value or not.
Couldn't they be used for folding@home?
Firmly grip the top of a beer bottle with one hand, and wedge the Block Erupter under the bottle cap with your other hand. Use the fingers wrapped around the bottle's neck as a pry-wedge and quickly pull the end of the erupter downwards. Bottle top should pop right off.
Should look similar to this:
Should look similar to this:
Haha I heard of some people using them for vanity mining, and I remember reading some where about possibly turning these into usb coffee warmers.
Firmly grip the top of a beer bottle with one hand, and wedge the Block Erupter under the bottle cap with your other hand. Use the fingers wrapped around the bottle's neck as a pry-wedge and quickly pull the end of the erupter downwards. Bottle top should pop right off.
Should look similar to this:
Should look similar to this:
I may have answered my own question:
Bitcoin is based on SHA256 algorithm. Block Erupters use ASICMiner chips designed to do one thing – calculate double SHA256 hash. This specialization allows them to be highly efficient at Bitcoin mining and consume minimal amount of electricity. They can also be used to mine alternative coins based on SHA256 algorithm, such as Terracoin or PPCoin.
Anything else?
Bitcoin is based on SHA256 algorithm. Block Erupters use ASICMiner chips designed to do one thing – calculate double SHA256 hash. This specialization allows them to be highly efficient at Bitcoin mining and consume minimal amount of electricity. They can also be used to mine alternative coins based on SHA256 algorithm, such as Terracoin or PPCoin.
Anything else?
The consensus around here about trying to get into mining now using USB miners is now pointless. With the difficulty rate and the ROI it doesn't make sense to buy USB miners - unless you want make this a hobby and tell your friends and family that you are 'mining' for Bitcoins.
So what else can you do with USB miners? Is there another virtual currency that you can use USB miners for or will these be paper weights?
So what else can you do with USB miners? Is there another virtual currency that you can use USB miners for or will these be paper weights?
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