Re: MS demos Jetsons' kitchen on FoodTV

["Mark Harrison \(Yahoo!\)" <mph@xxxxxxx>]

This is less stupid than it sounds :-)

Not because it's a good idea for those of us who enjoy cooking... but
because the distribution industry is moving away from barcode onto RFID
anyway... and the limiting factor to takeup of this kind of application is
tagging of the "consumables", not the hardware.

Building an RFID reader into a Microwave that could run an internet lookup
of cooking time / power requirements for that readymeal would be, well, a
nice applet.

Oh - and shopping for RFID stuff is nicer still.

Step 1 - fill basket
Step 2 - push trolley through RFID reader "door" (like airport
security
scanner)
Step 3 - swipe credit card (and probably be photod by hidden camera at
same time, but that won't be advertised :-) )

Presto - no more checkout queues.

M.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Alistair Watkins" <ukha@xxxxxxx;
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx;
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 10:07 AM
Subject: [ukha_d] MS demos Jetsons' kitchen on FoodTV


> Microsoft is hard at work solving the problems of moneyed illiterates
who
> hate to cook. Those who can't quite manage to interpret the
microwaving
> instructions printed on a cup of dehydrated soup no longer need to
worry:
> the Microsoft Kitchen is alive with RFID (radio frequency
identification)
> transponders that tell the microwave oven how long and at what
intensity
> to nuke your soup powder or Macaroni & Whey Dinner for perfect
results
> every time.
>
> see:
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/35382.html
>
> Ali.
>
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