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by illumen 3879 days ago
The solution to all wireless problems is... wires.
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Makes me hope that "li-fi" pans out.

Basically combo powerline data with rapidly blinking (1000+ hz, iirc) leds to be able to give specific rooms wireless data. And if the light is polarized, a simple coating on the windows that match can let light in, but not data out.

Better yet, directional li-fi through transparent panels on your devices guided by compact adjustable optics.

Example of what tech such optics could use:

Solid-state variable optics: https://www.osapublishing.org/oe/abstract.cfm?uri=oe-18-13-1...

Compact non-conical optics: http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/out-with-the-old-in-with...

Actually need to blink closer to 10^8 Hz :)