Re: Smart Fridge was MCE Washing Machine

[Chris Hunter <cjhunter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In the EIB / Knx world, there are already fridges & ovens &
freezers &
wash-machines etc that link to HA, with quite a long list of parameters
... 'though detalied contents is not yet one of them ...

Chris



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
>
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>Ian Lowe wrote:
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>>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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