Talking Light Bulbs

Linux Light Bulbs Allow Devices To Talk To Each Other With Flashes Of Brilliance (+Video)

John Biggs | September 14, 2015

[...]Disney researchers are working on a new protocol – tentatively called the Linux Light Bulb – that flashes out data using visible light. The bulbs are designed to work with gadgets and toys that may not need a full Wi-Fi or wireless component and instead will read data from he environment. The technology is called Visible Light Communication.

Visible Light Communication Testbed. Source: http://www.disneyresearch.com/project/visible-light-communication/

<more at http://techcrunch.com/2015/09/14/linux-light-bulbs-allow-devices-to-talk-to-each-other-with-flashes-of-brilliance/; related links: https://www.linux.com/news/software/multimedia/853564-disney-lights-up-iot-links-with-linux-light-bulb (Disney Lights Up IoT Links With Linux Light Bulb. September 16, 2015) and http://www.disneyresearch.com/project/visible-light-communication/ (Visible Light Communication)>