November 2011
5 posts
“The project was developed during the summer term at the University of Applied Sciences in Schwäbisch Gmünd. It deals with the process of food management in a futuristic scenario where RFID tags are printable. In this scenario, the data stored on the RFID tags is put at the users’ disposal by an interactive terminal. Naturally, the most useful area of application for this technology...
“We asked Samsung for its smartest new invention. This is what they gave us.”
Innovation in Kitchen Appliances
A guest post from Adrian McEwen…
After pointing a friend at this tumblr, he asked if I’d posted my sketches on the idea (which originally appeared over here on my blog). Which I hadn’t, so I’ll rectify that now…
And the sort of innovation I want in my fridge…
“Chip giant Broadcom has launched a new WiFi chip module for manufacturers to use to add connectivity to devices, appliances, energy management gadgets and other things that less commonly have Internet connections.”
[via R. Mutt.]
“It’s a place where your refrigerator could be connected to the Internet, so it could order groceries when they ran low. Your dinner plate could post to a social network what you’re eating. Your robot could go to the office while you stay home in your pajamas. And you could, perhaps, take an elevator to outer space.
These are just a few of the dreams being chased at Google X, the...
