Although office modems from the 1980s use one to send
computer data to telephone’s handset microphone, is sound still a viable way to
wirelessly send computer data?
By: Ringo Bones
At least it is wireless, but whether it is a brand spanking
new way to send data wirelessly is another question entirely. Chirp is a UK based
tech firm founded in 2011 with Moran Lerner as the current chief executive
officer has developed a technology that uses sound waves – as in sonically - to
send computer data instead of the gigahertz frequency radio waves used by a
typical WiFi. According to Chirp, this wireless computer data transmitting
system was not meant to compete with Bluetooth and Wi Fi, but was meant to
complement it.
Using the principle of “sonic barcode”, any device with a
built-in loudspeaker can transmit data via Chirp – though only within earshot
of the devices. Despite its limited range, Chirp could prove useful in areas
where there are restrictions in radio frequency emissions – i.e. in mining
operations especially during blasting, etc. Chirp could also prove useful to
areas declared as “safe-zones” for persons with RF sensitivity where sonic data
transmission is the only way to stay connected.
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