CONNECT To The INTERNET Through A LIGHTBULB

[Segami]

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' Wonderful and worth a watch '



"...German physicist Harald Haas wants to reach for the stars in terms of data speeds and Internet connectivity. Or, if not the stars, at least the ceiling.


In a TEDTalk, Haas explained technology that would make it possible to send data through LED light bulbs instead of via radio waves. He calls it D-Light, or “data through illumination.”


Watch Haas’ TEDTalk below.


http://www.ted.com/talks/harald_haas_wireless_data_from_every_light_bulb.html


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[Davis_X_Machina]

1. Most of the internet already moves that way... via fiber optics.

It's the last mile that's still largely copper-bound, or OTA.

[TheWraith]

3. Not to mention laser links have been used quite a bit.

Provided you have a clear line of sight, a laser link can give you nearly fiber-optic speeds without the cable.

When it comes down to it, lots of different waveforms can be used for data transmission. Radio is just a popular one because the line of sight requirements are fairly relaxed.

[bainz]

5. I just heard about that from a guy does does cabling.

I'd like to think that I know layer 2 and up, but sometimes I forget whether it is plugged in or not. That tech is pretty cool.

[gristy]

8. This is quite different.

[Dawson Leery]

2. kick

[RKP5637]

4. Incredible, use of existing infrastructure and the last link is also done. n/t

[NightWatcher]

6. If you can get google through a toilet, why not

http://www.google.com/tisp/

[struggle4progress]

9. !

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[gkhouston]

10. That explains so much about GDP. n/t

[krispos42]

7. Could be useful.

It could be helpful if a car would transmit, via the brake lights, braking information so that the driver or the computer of the trailing car can tell how hard the leading car is braking.

[RC]

11. That would be useful for those that think it is OK to tail gate.

Especially if the trailing car had a black box that could record the driver was going 65, with an average space in front of him of 5 feet.