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Isn't this just RADAR applied at higher resolutions and indoors? I'm sure they've done some really interesting stuff if you dig deep but this doesn't seem like
by kator 12y ago
Isn't this just RADAR applied at higher resolutions and indoors? I'm sure they've done some really interesting stuff if you dig deep but this doesn't seem like "Wireless" as much as it's transmitting and observing radio reflections[1].
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radar
- gitah 12y agoThe article mentioned that there was a ton of noise and the researchers had to use customer filters to remove them. I wonder how well this technology would work in the real world. There will be a lot more interference and random, unexpected obstacles than in a lab environment.
- kator 12y agoI guess I object to calling it "Wireless" when it's really just RADAR. It feels like they're trying to use the term wireless to make it less innocuous? I mean if they said they were working on High Resolution hand-held RADAR systems then the public would freak out thinking about the kid in the picture. Meanwhile calling it "wireless" seems to make it ok because we're all exposed to "wireless" with our wifi and wireless phones. In the end it's all radio with all it's pluses and minuses.