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posted by martyb on Monday October 10 2016, @04:44AM   Printer-friendly
from the firewall-takes-on-a-new-meaning dept.

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?"


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  • (Score: 2) by VLM on Monday October 10 2016, @12:47PM

    by VLM (445) Subscriber Badge on Monday October 10 2016, @12:47PM (#412409)

    give you choices of what recipes you could use to cook the next meal, based on ...

    ... which advertiser won the micro-bidding war to get permission to unavoidably spam the F out of you.

    Can you imagine the product placement BS of just something like commercial taco meat seasoning?

    If you want someone else to tell you what to eat and how to cook it, there's a couple "deliver a meal in a box" catering services, that while somewhat bland and definitely expensive, are effective and safe and quick.

    There is already a whole smooth continuum of having a waitress hand you food at the restaurant all the way to growing your own food to cook it yourself. I'm not sure where in that giant infinite continuum a "smart kitchen" would fit.

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