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> Thread is a mesh network that links smart home devices together, extending their range and reliability. It is an improvement over Bluetooth First time I've h
by fouc 2y ago
> Thread is a mesh network that links smart home devices together, extending their range and reliability. It is an improvement over Bluetooth
First time I've heard of Thread.
>Thread is an IPv6-based, low-power mesh networking technology for Internet of things (IoT) products
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thread_(network_protocol) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thread_(network_protocol)
- autoexec 2y ago> It is an improvement over Bluetooth An improvement for who? Considering that bluetooth is used extensively to track people, I wonder what this will be used for. At this point I'd really like a laptop without any radios at all, or at least hardware switches to keep them off.
- DaSHacka 2y ago> or at least hardware switches to keep them off. FWIW, this feature is common on older thinkpads. I really enjoy having a switch on the outside of the laptop to quickly toggle the radios, its a shame they're totally absent on newer laptops.
- wpm 2y agoWill be? Thread radios exist in all of their Apple TVs and HomePod Minis and have for years. Thread is nothing new, nor is it secretive. It's internet capable 6LoWPAN over 802.15.4, nothing more. The average Mac spews more information while connected to a regular Wi-Fi connection by default for mDNS/zeroconf. I will agree though, that hardware switches for these radios, even if unergonomic (say, only accessible on the logic board), should be there.
- pajko 2y agoIt's more like Zigbee, as the whole ZCL got pulled in.