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The "Broadcast" mode is really an interesting concept - depending on the available range. There are a lot of potential uses for this technology beyond the basic

The "Broadcast" mode is really an interesting concept - depending on the available range. There are a lot of potential uses for this technology beyond the basic. Of course "I can share my headphones with you" is great, in the day in age of watching moves on iPads in say a plane. However I think in a business setting the broadcasts could be used for all sorts of cool bits. Remember the TV's in airports running news on mute? Now just tune in your broadcast bluetooth! Museums and art galleries don't need to provide audio guide devices - just tune into the broadcast. Might even be able to do multiple broadcasts, one for each language, for each station. Silent discos without the need for custom headphones. Mass transit (trains, buses, subway stations, airport) could broadcast announcements, the same way they do now over speakers, so those who have a hard time hearing the announcements (or just have headphones in anyways) could actually hear them. This would be particularly great if you could listen to your own personal audio source (ex music) AND get the BT broadcasted announcements.

klodolph 7y ago
> Mass transit (trains, buses, subway stations, airport) could broadcast announcements, the same way they do now over speakers, so those who have a hard time hearing the announcements (or just have headphones in anyways) could actually hear them. These are often transmitted over audio induction loop already.
- ShakataGaNai 7y ago
  Ah, fair point. As I'm not hard of hearing I don't think about those technologies much. However as an "regular person", I would like to be able to hear the audio announcements on the local train system (BART). The trains tends to be extremely loud so in-ear/ANC headphones are almost required for ear protection. ANC + Movie/Music = No idea what is going on or why.
  - klodolph 7y ago
    Maybe it would be possible to receive inductive loop on your headphones.
snarf21 7y ago
Agreed, plus everyone at the bar can listen to whichever game they want without annoying everyone else. That is killer.
- Someone1234 7y ago
  So you go to a bar, don't talk to people, and listen to a specific game solo. Why not just stay at home? The other examples named above make sense, this one seems like a stretch. The whole purpose of going to the bar is to be around other people, the whole point of watching sports at a bar is to enjoy it together.
  - Already__Taken 7y ago
    You could have a speaker on every table without wiring the place all day.
    - Someone1234 7y ago
      I suppose, but they'd still need electricity so running PoE is no harder and then you aren't worrying about things like interference.
      - Already__Taken 7y ago
        Yeh, that's the logic I apply to CCTV installs. But a restaurant could easily swap drill batteries out of table speakers at cleanup every night. That's the difference in £200 speaker * tables vs that + poe gear, engineer and cable install that must what 10 grand? And now you can't rearrange the tables for a wedding party.
  - snarf21 7y ago
    That works fine when there is only one game one. How does a bar full of people listen to three separate college football games going on at the same time? Also, a lot of people are introverts and like to be around other people without being forced to contribute to conversation. You can feel part of the crowd with being in it.
jonny_eh 7y ago
Tune into the arcade game or pinball machine you're playing.
rwem 7y ago
The killer application for this technology is a bicycle bell you can use to break the trance of phone-staring pedestrians who are randomly staggering down the pavement.
- lxe 7y ago
  I don't think this is how it will work. Broadcasting won't immediately interrupt others' connections.
  - rwem 7y ago
    Guess I'll just stick with the air horn.
    - gumby 7y ago
      Spray can works better -- and as a bonus the person doesn't return to gazing at the screen.
  - rasz 7y ago
    Its bluetooth, there will be bugs and crappy implementations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluesnarfing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluesnarfing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluejacking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluejacking
- PaulHoule 7y ago
  See https://blogs.findlaw.com/law_and_life/2013/08/legal-to-ride-a-bike-on-sidewalk.html https://blogs.findlaw.com/law_and_life/2013/08/legal-to-ride...
  - PaulHoule 7y ago
    What's with the downvoting? It's astonishing how bicycle riders seem to think everybody except for them is responsible for their safety. Riding on the sidewalk is outright dangerous, I have seen multiple accidents when: * pedestrians got hurt by bicyclists travelling at high speed riding on the sidewalk * bicyclists go around corners and hit pedestrians * bicyclists get hit by cars who couldn't see them at the intersection because they were riding on the sidewalk
ortusdux 7y ago
It would be great for the array of TV's at the gym. Mine currently has a headphone jack on each treadmill with a keypad that you can tune into your preferred channel. I've taken to watching Netflix with Bluetooth head phones vs trying to use a wired pair while I run.
- wikibob 7y ago
  3.5mm Bluetooth Transmitter https://www.amazon.com/MP3-Player-Bluetooth-Transmitters/b?ie=UTF8&node=9926003011 https://www.amazon.com/MP3-Player-Bluetooth-Transmitters/b?i...
nmstoker 7y ago
The mass transit point would get my vote, specifically so you can ignore them more effectively than is currently possible (even with noise cancelling headphones). On various modes of UK public transport, I regularly have to listen to people who shouldn't ever be given access to a PA system struggling to complete their obligatory yet pointless announcements. There was a period a couple of years back when Waterloo station was going to have work done over the summer and there were times in the winter and spring months leading up to it when they would announce this at EVERY single station stop, day in day out on the way in and the way home. LE Audio would have been heaven for a scenario like that!
rlpb 7y ago
I wonder how this will fare with spam. If I'm to have autoconnection, for example, then the broadcaster will need to be authenticated. I can imagine a scenario where I autoconnect to my public transit provider's broadcasts to hear announcements, but an unscrupulous advertiser spoofs the broadcast to spam me. If there's no authentication or anyone can just broadcast, then I think the spam problem will make broadcast reception unusable in public spaces.

klodolph 7y ago

> Mass transit (trains, buses, subway stations, airport) could broadcast announcements, the same way they do now over speakers, so those who have a hard time hearing the announcements (or just have headphones in anyways) could actually hear them. These are often transmitted over audio induction loop already.

ShakataGaNai 7y ago
Ah, fair point. As I'm not hard of hearing I don't think about those technologies much. However as an "regular person", I would like to be able to hear the audio announcements on the local train system (BART). The trains tends to be extremely loud so in-ear/ANC headphones are almost required for ear protection. ANC + Movie/Music = No idea what is going on or why.
- klodolph 7y ago
  Maybe it would be possible to receive inductive loop on your headphones.

snarf21 7y ago

Agreed, plus everyone at the bar can listen to whichever game they want without annoying everyone else. That is killer.

Someone1234 7y ago
So you go to a bar, don't talk to people, and listen to a specific game solo. Why not just stay at home? The other examples named above make sense, this one seems like a stretch. The whole purpose of going to the bar is to be around other people, the whole point of watching sports at a bar is to enjoy it together.
- Already__Taken 7y ago
  You could have a speaker on every table without wiring the place all day.
  - Someone1234 7y ago
    I suppose, but they'd still need electricity so running PoE is no harder and then you aren't worrying about things like interference.
    - Already__Taken 7y ago
      Yeh, that's the logic I apply to CCTV installs. But a restaurant could easily swap drill batteries out of table speakers at cleanup every night. That's the difference in £200 speaker * tables vs that + poe gear, engineer and cable install that must what 10 grand? And now you can't rearrange the tables for a wedding party.
- snarf21 7y ago
  That works fine when there is only one game one. How does a bar full of people listen to three separate college football games going on at the same time? Also, a lot of people are introverts and like to be around other people without being forced to contribute to conversation. You can feel part of the crowd with being in it.

jonny_eh 7y ago

Tune into the arcade game or pinball machine you're playing.

rwem 7y ago

The killer application for this technology is a bicycle bell you can use to break the trance of phone-staring pedestrians who are randomly staggering down the pavement.

lxe 7y ago
I don't think this is how it will work. Broadcasting won't immediately interrupt others' connections.
- rwem 7y ago
  Guess I'll just stick with the air horn.
  - gumby 7y ago
    Spray can works better -- and as a bonus the person doesn't return to gazing at the screen.
- rasz 7y ago
  Its bluetooth, there will be bugs and crappy implementations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluesnarfing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluesnarfing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluejacking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluejacking
PaulHoule 7y ago
See https://blogs.findlaw.com/law_and_life/2013/08/legal-to-ride-a-bike-on-sidewalk.html https://blogs.findlaw.com/law_and_life/2013/08/legal-to-ride...
- PaulHoule 7y ago
  What's with the downvoting? It's astonishing how bicycle riders seem to think everybody except for them is responsible for their safety. Riding on the sidewalk is outright dangerous, I have seen multiple accidents when: * pedestrians got hurt by bicyclists travelling at high speed riding on the sidewalk * bicyclists go around corners and hit pedestrians * bicyclists get hit by cars who couldn't see them at the intersection because they were riding on the sidewalk

ortusdux 7y ago

It would be great for the array of TV's at the gym. Mine currently has a headphone jack on each treadmill with a keypad that you can tune into your preferred channel. I've taken to watching Netflix with Bluetooth head phones vs trying to use a wired pair while I run.

wikibob 7y ago
3.5mm Bluetooth Transmitter https://www.amazon.com/MP3-Player-Bluetooth-Transmitters/b?ie=UTF8&node=9926003011 https://www.amazon.com/MP3-Player-Bluetooth-Transmitters/b?i...

nmstoker 7y ago

The mass transit point would get my vote, specifically so you can ignore them more effectively than is currently possible (even with noise cancelling headphones). On various modes of UK public transport, I regularly have to listen to people who shouldn't ever be given access to a PA system struggling to complete their obligatory yet pointless announcements. There was a period a couple of years back when Waterloo station was going to have work done over the summer and there were times in the winter and spring months leading up to it when they would announce this at EVERY single station stop, day in day out on the way in and the way home. LE Audio would have been heaven for a scenario like that!

rlpb 7y ago

I wonder how this will fare with spam. If I'm to have autoconnection, for example, then the broadcaster will need to be authenticated. I can imagine a scenario where I autoconnect to my public transit provider's broadcasts to hear announcements, but an unscrupulous advertiser spoofs the broadcast to spam me. If there's no authentication or anyone can just broadcast, then I think the spam problem will make broadcast reception unusable in public spaces.