BrikoX@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoLight-based “LiFi” is stunningly fast, notably fragile—and now standardizedarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up191arrow-down111cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ml
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minus-squareBeanerrr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 year agoIsn’t this similar to the tech used in fiber optics cables? Or am I way off
minus-squareBurstar@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoNo, they basically replaced a WIFI Router antenna with a TV IR Remote (with all the issues they have) and said ‘teh new hotness!’. Fibre optics uses light too, but, the wire is designed to unimpede the signal.
Isn’t this similar to the tech used in fiber optics cables? Or am I way off
No, they basically replaced a WIFI Router antenna with a TV IR Remote (with all the issues they have) and said ‘teh new hotness!’. Fibre optics uses light too, but, the wire is designed to unimpede the signal.