Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Beer and Bluetooth

Posted by michael on from the two-great-tastes-that-taste-great-together dept.

juxter writes "The BBC is reporting on a London bar which has installed a Bluetooth and WiFi access point. Owners of camera phones can wirelessly send their pictures to an overhead screen and web based gallery - The system runs the LocustWorld Linux based MeshAP which has been extended to drive bluetooth devices as well. Hopefully this will encourage more UK premises to deploy free hot spots."

3 of 124 comments (clear)

  1. Mmm, great. by pnot · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So after 8 hours staring at a screen and tapping at a keyboard, I can head down the pub to... stare at a screen and tap at a keyboard?

    Thanks, but no thanks. Pubs, IMHO, are for beer and conversation. I find them pleasant precisely because I'm not plugged in, wired up and in constant electronic communication with the world and its dog.

    That said, the Progress bar is already pretty loud and flashy, and has little in the way of decent beer, so there's little to lose.

  2. Voting on the best pic by TheProphetMargin · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Now if they could just rig the whole thing up to a voting script so everyone could vote for their favorite picture. The top score each hour could win a free drink....the only thing better than beer is FREE beer.

    The Prophet Margin
    "Guess when the war will start http://www.missfreedomflag.com "

  3. Is it really a free hotspot? by Cranx · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It doesn't mention free internet access. I believe it's simply a wireless intranet they use for their own application: putting images up on the ceiling. Cool, of course, but not a free hotspot.