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Walkie Talkies (aka two-way radios) such as these from Motorola are having a resurgence. WSJ article below.
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A family friend gave his 6-year-old twins two of the push-to-talk devices last year, for a way to talk to each other from different parts of the house.
Now that the house is also an office, school and playground, thanks to coronavirus stay-home rules, he finds walkie-talkies are also the most efficient way to keep tabs on his children and vice versa. His daughter regularly radios in to ask her dad how he's doing and to make sure he looks out the window to watch her on the monkey bars.
"Who knew that I would be using it?" said Mr. Monzo, a restructuring and insolvency partner at law firm Morris James LLP. "I am trying to juggle life and work and save businesses and save my family's health, and we are finding a new way to communicate.
"The humble walkie-talkie and other push-to-talk two-way communications, whose consumer use seemed to be going the way of the transistor radio, are getting a new life in the midst of a pandemic.
Children are using them to stay in touch without hogging the Wi-Fi bandwidth parents need for videoconferences. Co-workers are turning to walkie-talkie devices and apps to avoid having to type or dial as they work remotely. Spouses and roommates are using them to stay in touch as they work in different corners of homes.
www.wsj.com
snippet:
A family friend gave his 6-year-old twins two of the push-to-talk devices last year, for a way to talk to each other from different parts of the house.
Now that the house is also an office, school and playground, thanks to coronavirus stay-home rules, he finds walkie-talkies are also the most efficient way to keep tabs on his children and vice versa. His daughter regularly radios in to ask her dad how he's doing and to make sure he looks out the window to watch her on the monkey bars.
"Who knew that I would be using it?" said Mr. Monzo, a restructuring and insolvency partner at law firm Morris James LLP. "I am trying to juggle life and work and save businesses and save my family's health, and we are finding a new way to communicate.
"The humble walkie-talkie and other push-to-talk two-way communications, whose consumer use seemed to be going the way of the transistor radio, are getting a new life in the midst of a pandemic.
Children are using them to stay in touch without hogging the Wi-Fi bandwidth parents need for videoconferences. Co-workers are turning to walkie-talkie devices and apps to avoid having to type or dial as they work remotely. Spouses and roommates are using them to stay in touch as they work in different corners of homes.
‘Ready for Lunch? Over.’ Walkie-Talkies Make Comeback With Folks Stuck at Home.
Coronavirus lockdowns give the World War II-era device a new life. It’s quick, kind of fun and doesn’t hog Wi-Fi bandwidth. Also good for playing Battleship.
www.wsj.com
