I think I can still feel my fingers tingling after I played with a stereo hooked up to Ericsson’s new capacitive coupling technology, which uses the water in the human body to transmit data instead of cables or radio waves.
In Ericsson’s booth demo, you’re presented with two transmitter boxes with flat metal connections in front of them. One of the boxes is connected to an audio source, and the other to a set of speakers. When you put your hands firmly down on both of the connections, music plays like magic from the speakers. Ericsson told me it plan to try to sell this technology to device manufacturers in future chipsets, assuming anyone is interested.
And I was only joking before. You can’t feel a thing.
LGB
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 1:27 PMSo that was Ericsson’s big draw card?
“Basic Electronics 101 – How to Complete a Circuit.”
Gee Wizz they went all out this year….
Paul
Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 7:58 AMit means you will be able to have wireless headphones without batteries -_-
Ash
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 1:35 PMNow it just needs to be built into a music player maybe like a nano wristwatch to a set of headphones.
Zeruel
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 10:09 PMThis reminds me of that device that allowed you to talk through your phone without using your phone. Instead, you stuck a finger in your ear and talked in to your elbow.
Audio was transmitted via vibration of bones.
Go Go Gadget phone.