Beartooth Radio

Beartooth is a highly specialized radio that communicates with similar devices completely independent of cell phone towers or Wi-Fi signals. It has a variety of features: voice, encrypted text, geolocation, and beaconing, along with SOS broadcast capability for any device in range. Its battery pack can double the current battery life of your phone.[1] The company was co-founded by businessman Michael Monaghan and Kevin Ames, a former smokejumper and telecommunications expert who designed and implemented ad-hoc communication systems supporting backcountry firefighters.[2]

Beartooth Radio

Developer(s)	Beartooth Radio, Inc.
Initial release	May 2017
Operating system	iOS, Android
License	Proprietary
Website	beartooth.com

Operation

The Beartooth smartphone accessory, launched at Disrupt SF 2014, allowed you to maintain connection with friends having like devices even when the cellular network fails or is overburdened. The Beartooth accessory combines a 3,000mAh backup battery and a 900Mhz digital radio that functions independent of cellular network or wifi signals. Pair the Beartooth with your smart phone, launch one of their apps, and you're now connected by voice and text to anyone else with a Beartooth.[3] Beartooth will use short-range radio frequencies to allow you to talk to another Beartooth user within range.[4] Users can choose to call a specific Beartooth user or to put a call out to any devices in range, including traditional 2-way radio devices [5]

Beartooth has raised $2.9M in venture funding as of June, 2015.[6]

See also

• goTenna – another off-grid communication company

Further reading

• Regenold, Stephen (22 February 2016). "Beartooth Device Converts Phone To 'Two-Way Radio'". GearJunkie. Retrieved 2016-02-22.

References

1. Larkin, Duncan (12 January 2015). "The Beartooth Radio Making sure you're always safe and found". Outside. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
2. McCoy, Sean (11 September 2014). "Radio Device Allows Phone Use Off-Grid". GearJunkie. Retrieved 2014-09-11.
3. Kumparak, Greg (9 September 2014). "Beartooth Keeps You Connected with Your Friends When the Cell Network Cant". TechCrunch. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
4. Mills, Chris (17 September 2014). "Beartooth Radio Turns Your Smartphone intoa Walkie-Talkie". Gizmodo. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
5. VanHemert, Kyle (21 January 2015). "Beartooth turns your smartphone into an emergency two-way radio". Treehugger. Retrieved 2015-01-21.
6. "Beartooth Crunchbase Profile". crunchbase. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-06.

External links

• Official website