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by dpryan 4899 days ago
Indoor positioning using LED lights. Our market is in enterprise (not the home).

We're using selfstarter to experiment if there's enough demand for individual developer/hacker kits. It's not economical for us to sell small orders unless they're batched together.
2 comments
DoubleCluster 4899 days ago
You've got a nice site but I think the product is not useful enough. You've got to install those bulbs and any enterprise I've been in uses fluorescent lights and not the classic fittings. I couldn't even use those in my home.

If you want a mobile device to locate itself indoors, why not use WiFi? Probably the entire place is flooded with access points already.

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rnernento 4898 days ago
So If I outfit my home with these lights, (which are also functional for lighting?) I can leverage them to locate what? Anything with a camera?

The site is strong so I'm intrigued but I have no idea what a practical application of this would be. I take it you guys don't either? :p

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