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"You can help me, I can help you". My smart lights work where I don't have connectivity, but you do, and your tile tracker works where you don't have connectivi
by Wowfunhappy 5y ago
"You can help me, I can help you". My smart lights work where I don't have connectivity, but you do, and your tile tracker works where you don't have connectivity, but I do.
It's really quite similar to Apple's Find My network.
I just wish this was going to some open collective where everyone could benefit, rather than just Amazon customers...
- mike_d 5y agoHelium is exactly what you describe. People deploy APs that provide coverage and in turn get fractions of pennies for transferring data from random peoples devices. https://www.helium.com/ https://www.helium.com/
- ThatPlayer 5y agoI've seen this and it looks interesting. A true offline mesh large-scale network would probably not be feasible, so some kind of authority would be required. And crypto does seem to work for that to keep it decentralized, but I'm not sure I like their implementation. I've got a few LoRa radio kits and Raspberry Pis, but am not allowed to setup my own node. Rather I have to purchase one from them.
- katbyte 5y agoApple's Find My network is far far more limited in scope
- LorenPechtel 5y agoI think the real value is for the devices that can move, such as that Tile. You have practical way of ensuring they don't move into a dead spot, and for trackers no way to ensure they don't go beyond range.