RE: Smart Fridge was MCE Washing Machine

[<kwatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Exactly Mal and, the first time that it happens or so the customer
will
complain, of course blaming the machine as of course they could never be at
fault could they?



The problem here is that we're all pretty tolerant of technology and highly
likely to analyse the problem, then fix it or work around it. Joe Blogs
just
isn't.



K.



From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Mal Lansell
Sent: 25 November 2006 20:54
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Smart Fridge was MCE Washing Machine



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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