Comment Re:*That* was interesting (Score 1) 218
This is the first time I've seen UWB described as impossibly cheap. The timing required to pick out the signals requires some sort of fancy chip capable of nano or pico second resolution. Maybe they solved that recently but I've never seen it described as capable of being done with "commercial grade" chips.
We've been reading about UWB for years and the FCC won't approve it. So my guess is we won't see it soon.
I slept through E&M so I can't speak from knowledge but the 100 MPG Carburetor is a good analogy. The supporters say it does everything including make julienne french fries and that other engineers just don't understand it. The other engineers say it's just a pipe dream and I've never really seen anything I would consider unbiased analysis for either side.
I think the biggest problem is politics.
We've been reading about UWB for years and the FCC won't approve it. So my guess is we won't see it soon.
I slept through E&M so I can't speak from knowledge but the 100 MPG Carburetor is a good analogy. The supporters say it does everything including make julienne french fries and that other engineers just don't understand it. The other engineers say it's just a pipe dream and I've never really seen anything I would consider unbiased analysis for either side.
I think the biggest problem is politics.
