RE: MCE Washing Machine?

["Ian Lowe" <ianlowe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I can easily see the point of a smart fridge, but not a washing
machine or
drier (at least, not in that sense).



When we start seeing large scale rollout of RFID tags per product, rather
than per pallet, you could imagine having a smart washing machine that (for
instance) alerts you if you have a sensitive item in a hot wash, or that
automatically picks the right program for a given load of washing. you
could
see having the right amount of detergent or softener dispensed from a
reservoir, rather than having to put in the right amount for each wash.



For a fridge, the thought of the fridge knowing exactly what is inside it,
expiry dates (because it knows when the item first appeared) and so on,
smart re-ordering  etc.



It's frustrating when there are so many ways in which this stuff *could*
work,  and the manufacturers just don't seem to "get it".



Ian.



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