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100x Faster Than Wi-Fi: Li-Fi, Light-Based Networking Standard Released (www.tomshardware.com)
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Seems interesting, though they're touting a lack of wall penetration as a feature and not a problem.

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[–] SloanTheServal@pawb.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Honestly, this isn't even anything new, it's just an updated version of the same concept behind IR data communications but using visible light and modern electronics. Anyone who's owned a Gameboy Color or a LEGO Mindstorms Robotics Invention System set as a kid would have already used older versions of a very similar technology.

I can see it being useful in niche applications, though I would like to note that many of those would be better off using a laser diode rather than an LED.