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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: 3, Funny) by VLM on Monday October 10 2016, @12:58PM
I'll toss you a free idea... assuming (LOL) that every kitchen gadget contains a RFID tag and my stainless steel dishwasher is a decent Faraday cage full of readable RFID tags, then I would not mind an email occasionally "hey VLM I'm your mandolin and I'm very lonely, having sat on the shelf for the last two months, please think about slicing some cucumbers on a salad using me". Damn, some super thin sliced cukes on a salad is sounding strangely tasty right about now. Damn you mandolin, damn you. Now I'm hungry for salad.
This would microscopically improve my life although I don't see how it would help sell anything so in an "internet of other peoples things" world it won't work.
On the downside this could really freak people out. Imagine an IM suddenly popping up "VLM... I'm your whiskey bottle... you should drink me... I'm lonely... come and get me... you're feeling thirsty right now aren't you?"