新华网1月8日电 据科技博客Gizmodo文章,你可能会觉得,像灯的开关这样不起眼的设备,其本身构造就已经非常简单,因此恐怕没有什么改进的空间了。但事实却不然。图中这款无线开关,专为新型无线灯具而设计,只需轻轻触动按钮,即可实现灯泡的开和关。
这款无线开关由恩智浦开发,使用NFC近距离无线通信技术实现与一个灯具的无线配对。每次触动无线开关的按钮,都通过向灯泡发送无线信号控制其开关。这项技术的应用意味着,家中的灯具的开关可以完全实现移动化和无线化。不难想象,这会带来很大程度的方便。
恩智浦目前向制造商提供了该产品的样品,有望在今年推向市场从而走进千家万户。
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Just Flipping This Wireless Switch Is Enough to Power It
You might think that the humble light switch is so simple that it couldn't really evolve much further—but you'd be wrong. Because this wireless switch, designed to work with the new breed of wireless bulbs, can harvest all the energy it needs to function from a button press.
Developed by NXP, the switch uses NFC to pair wirelessly with a bulb. Then, every time you flip the rocker switch, you provide just enough energy to the system for it to send a signal to the bulb, switching it on or off. That means the light switches in your home could, in theory, be totally mobile and unconnected. Imagine how crazily convenient that could be.
NXP is currently offering up samples of the device to manufacturers, which means it could make its way into homes some time this year.