All your purchases could be automated. If it can't figure out that you like to keep certain things on hand. (There would be sensors either at the front door or in your pantry as well) You'll still be able to parse lists of what you have bought in the past. And more importantly, What is to stop it from making comparisons to what other people buy?
Think about it as Amazon's predictions for food. Or OKCupid like filtering. If you could order it online, and have it delivered the next day? Or, if it supersedes supermarkets, That effort could be shifted to deliver it to you the same day. Like ordering Pizza. In fact. Why can't you order take-out through it also? Perhaps building it, ready made, into the fridge is the unlikely part. The kit would come with s bunch of wireless RFID sniffers you can place in a variety of places. In the fridge, in the pantry, near/in the trash, and either software for your PC or a TIVO like box you can hook up to a TV. Or it might have the screen embedded in it. Technically speaking, the only thing preventing this from happening RIGHT NOW is a lack of RFID infusion in the market. Clearly, something like this could be used for a lot more than food. But I think cutting out that regular trip to the market for all this junk would be a good start. Also, stickers on fruit and veggies could account for them. Weighing food would be more accurate, but that requires more hardware. It'll happen, just not right away. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36539 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
