Re: Smart Fridge was MCE Washing Machine

[Mal Lansell <mal@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Even that isn't going to work unless the fridge knows what you want
for
dinner tonight.  There's plenty of short-life stuff that I don't replace
as soon as I use - I wait until I actually need it, otherwise it will
end up being thrown out.

The whole auto-ordering thing is fine for factories, but not for people.

Mal


Lehane Kellett wrote:

> The problem isn't just manufacturers, its a whole long chain....
>
> Take the smart fridge.
>
> The nirvana would be one (or a system) that knows what is in there and
> when it expires, where to order it from, what the alternatives are and
> whether it was a one off.
>
> As you say, that really needs item level RFID on pretty much every
item
> - not coming anytime soon for most of the items in the fridge for a
host
> of reasons.
> But even if the manufacturers tag them, the chances are the consumer
> lobbies are going to ensure they are de-activated when you leave the
> store, just in case....
> And anyway the tag won't have an expiry date on it, just a code, so
> you'll have to go online to some enormous database/webservice provided
> by...who?
> As for an alternate brand, well that referral service will have to be
> paid for (probably by another manufacturer/supplier) so it is hardly
> going to be independent.
>
> So, depressing as it is, many solutions which are feasible aren't
going
> to happen at a pace we'd all like, if ever.
>
> Lehane
>
> Ian Lowe wrote:
> >
> > 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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