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ARON is like futuristic wi-fi that works with infrared light

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by on January 8, 2018 at 9:56 pm
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Surefire, a California-based flashlight company, is showing off its new infrared communication system, ARON, at CES this week. What is it? Surefire’s ARON (Augmented Reality Optical Narrowcasting) is a form of wireless data transmission involving beams of light. It transmts information via infrared light and optical beacons, at ranges up to 2,000 meters. The information is received by a beacon in a phone (the company’s literature also shows Google Glass-like AR devices using it) and turned into an AR view of the world around you. Why does it matter? ARON isn’t reliant on Wi-Fi or cellular data, is private, and…

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a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

ARON is like futuristic wi-fi that works with infrared light

Jan08
by on January 8, 2018 at 9:56 pm
Posted In: Around the Web


Surefire, a California-based flashlight company, is showing off its new infrared communication system, ARON, at CES this week. What is it? Surefire’s ARON (Augmented Reality Optical Narrowcasting) is a form of wireless data transmission involving beams of light. It transmts information via infrared light and optical beacons, at ranges up to 2,000 meters. The information is received by a beacon in a phone (the company’s literature also shows Google Glass-like AR devices using it) and turned into an AR view of the world around you. Why does it matter? ARON isn’t reliant on Wi-Fi or cellular data, is private, and…

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