Wireless modem links underwater adventurers
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Wireless modem links underwater adventurers
From New Scientist ( http://www.newscientisttech.com/chan...venturers.html):
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AS MOST schoolchildren know, radio waves do not travel through sal****er. That is why divers can't talk to or text each other without using clumsy wired devices. But now British firm Wireless Fibre Systems, based in Livingston, claims it has developed a wireless modem that works underwater. The signals produced can also be transmitted out of the water. This will allow divers to keep in touch with their boat, or permit autonomous vehicles to send data to a waiting vessel...
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Nice hot bath (check), snorkel (check), umm, can anyone recommend a waterproof laptop...?
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05-10-2006, 16:06
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Re: Wireless modem links underwater adventurers
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Ooooh, Laptop!
I thought you said "waterproof lapdanc..............."
I'll get me coat!
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05-10-2006, 16:19
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Re: Wireless modem links underwater adventurers
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How about this...
P.S. Don't forget your rubber duck... 
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05-10-2006, 16:26
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Re: Wireless modem links underwater adventurers
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How about this...
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Now I know what I want for Christmas!
Edit: Not that I'm refusing foreverwar's idea, but Mrs Santa Claus might be reading this thread...
Last edited by TheNorm; 05-10-2006 at 16:27.
Reason: Added a rather silly disclaimer.
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05-10-2006, 16:35
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Re: Wireless modem links underwater adventurers
So basically, they 'ping' each other?
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05-10-2006, 16:37
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Re: Wireless modem links underwater adventurers
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So basically, they 'ping' each other?
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That puns a bit deep for me 
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