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Boston University Working On LED Wireless Networks

Posted by timothy on from the line-of-sight dept.

Madas writes "This article on Absolute Gadget details how researchers at Boston University's College of Engineering are working on devloping wireless networks that use LED lights instead of normal radio waves. This research apparently has other uses in the automobile industry. Apparently the LEDs could warn you if the driver in front has put the brakes on so could avoid hitting the car in front. Personally, I'd use the vision balls that are in my thought box."

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  1. Brake Lights by arizwebfoot · · Score: 5, Funny

    Apparently the LEDs could warn you if the driver in front has put the brakes on so could avoid hitting the car in front

    Dude aren't those called brake lights?

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  2. Vision Balls? by dmomo · · Score: 5, Funny

    > Personally, I'd use the vision balls that are in my thought box."

    Personally, I think the zipper gets in the way.

  3. Amazing by Dan+East · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is amazing. Maybe they can put this technology in a small box that I can point at my TV so I don't have to get off the couch to change channels. Maybe they can use IR LEDs to reduce interference from ambient light which is mostly in the visible spectrum.

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