But there is one place where smart technology might make a difference, and that is in the kitchen. I have been dismissive of smart fridges and internet connected ranges before, but after reading Jennifer Tuohy’s article The Smart Kitchen: The Next Big Hope for the Internet of Things in TriplePundit, I realize that you cannot look at these appliances in isolation. She writes:
What is the largest producer of waste and second largest user of energy in the home? The kitchen. …I believe the smart kitchen is the next big thing for the smart home, the residential arm of IOT. If manufacturers can figure out a way to make smart products in the kitchen that reduce waste and energy use and increase convenience, then we will have a win for the planet, the consumer and business.
Is a smart kitchen a good idea, or the set up for an episode of, "Murder, She Wrote?"
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 10 2016, @06:46AM
No good points made, no real info on how to save money... Cameras and RFID tags in the fridge? No thanks, I have a functioning brain. Sound like they just want to sell gadgets and add more data mining tech into our lives. I already think of tossing out my smartphone...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 10 2016, @08:19AM
Cameras and RFID tags in the fridge?
Ah yes, what sort of crack was this person on?
'..When the refrigerator and the pantry knows what’s inside (courtesy of cameras and RFID tags, not by the user inputting its contents through an app), and can communicate that to an AI device that is aware of the local weather, knows the dietary restrictions of the household and has access to recipes, it can serve up dinner ideas from the food already on hand.'
I can see it now...
Me: 'I'll be having a curry tonight'
Fridge: 'No you bloody well won't, you'll be having a salad, there's stuff in here near the use by date, it's warm outside and besides, based on what my cameras have seen you personally scoff, you're a fat bastard who needs to loose weight...'
And they're so bubbly and up for this sort of future BS in the article...no thanks, this sort of 'future' I can live without...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 10 2016, @08:25AM
loose weight...
s/loose/lose/
falty keybord...(it really was, I've just replaced it with a slightly newer IBM 7993...)
(Score: 2) by Bogsnoticus on Tuesday October 11 2016, @06:51AM
Better throw out that one too.
U doesn't work, and A seems intermittent.
Genius by birth. Evil by choice.
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Monday October 10 2016, @12:34PM
How appropriate!
Fish!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dkjbMoj0JY4 [youtube.com]
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 10 2016, @02:48PM
A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart that looks at her watch. -- James Beard