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Just shy of its 10th birthday and with between $40 and $48 million of investment (estimated), it appears uBeam (recently Sonic Energy ) has ...

Sunday, October 17, 2021

Sad News

I recently learned that Lee Gomes, the journalist who published the most detailed and accurate report on issues around uBeam, had died. I came to know Lee after I left uBeam and talked with him often, though in the last couple of years clearly less than I should have. Lee was a great tech journalist, determined to get to the truths of what he was looking into, always being sure to get good sources and triple check everything. He was also just a good person, and I had many calls with him covering topics like US and UK politics - he seemed to especially enjoy talking with me about Brexit.

There's a detailed obituary on his life and career here.

Sad to hear this, and a great loss.



uBeam and MEMS Issue

 A recent post by a former uBeam engineer made an interesting comment:


"The biggest annoyance at uBeam was if the demo units were running when you took a call. The other side was always like "what the HELL is going on over there?" "Oh yeah sorry I'll go in the other room." The ultrasound down-mixes in the MEMS mic."

I'd posted before on the potential effects of ultrasound on gyros and MEMS, this is the first I've heard of uBeam affecting phones this way. I'm sure this information was relayed to customers and investors for them to take into account...