News China kicks off homegrown Bluetooth alternative — Star Flash is set to take over consumer electronics in the country

[Admin]

Due to its integration into universal remote controls, Star Flash is set to become a common feature in many Chinese households

China kicks off homegrown Bluetooth alternative — Star Flash is set to take over consumer electronics in the country : Read more

 

[pug_s]

Sounds like a good idea. It reminds me of 20 years ago when there are "universal" smart remote where you can program your remote which is a PIA but it works. I'm hoping that there's some kind of standard that every manufacturer will comply with.

 

[ezst036]

China is advancing towards developing "Star Flash," a homegrown alternative to Bluetooth. According to a report by The Register, this initiative is part of a broader strategy to reduce reliance on foreign wireless communication technologies and establish proprietary standards.

Boy, was Orwell an optimist.

Bluetooth is too secure for the Chinese government, it impedes their schemes related to social credit/social scores.

So Star Flash has back doors built into it so that they can keep an eye on you and make sure you don't say incorrect things. That is why this is happening.

 

[Findecanor]

Interesting. Many claims about resilience from interference, low energy, multiple connections and speed. When I've read similar claims before, the reality has been a trade-off between them, not all at once.

As a keyboard tech nerd, I'm especially interested in how this is intended for use by mice and keyboards.
I hope they haven't repeated the same mistakes as Bluetooth did, where the protocol from the USB stack (designed for a reliable wired connection) was applied directly to an unreliable wireless environment.

Edit: Apparently it has many names already: Nearlink, SparkLink, Greentooth, ...
There is already a Wikipedia page about it, as "NearLink".
The "Low Energy" mode uses the 2.4GHz band and the The "Basic" mode uses the 5GHz band.

The official site is www.sparklink.org.cn but documentation is sparse and what exists requires registration.

 

[DalaiLamar]

Boy, was Orwell an optimist.

Bluetooth is too secure for the Chinese government, it impedes their schemes related to social credit/social scores.

So Star Flash has back doors built into it so that they can keep an eye on you and make sure you don't say incorrect things. That is why this is happening.

It's time they have something equivalent to the Special Collection Service : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Collection_Service
and
Stateroom: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Collection_Service

 

[NinoPino]

It seems to me a very different protocol than bluetooth, for purposes and ambitions, and not a simple 'homegrown alternative to Bluetooth' as stated in the article.