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It's a huge benifit
It's not laziness. Haven't you ever had that bag of salad mix turn to grey goo in the back of the fridge because you forgot about it? How about that roast that's frozen in the deep freeze too long because you forgot so it go freezer burn due it being there underneath everything. How about your milk, ever poured a glass that's off because you didn't think to check the date. How about that bacon that's been in fridge for 2 weeks or was it 3 weeks. Want to risk food poisoning? How about those left overs.

RFID would be great in a fridge. I don't need a fridge connect to the net though. But having it reduce my food waste by offering suggestions would be great. Like telling me to have a meal involving hamburger as it will expire before the pork chops will. In that way I through out less food and that's a benifit to me.

Think about getting the local flyer and being able to look and check quickly with wave of RFID reader what bulk items you have in storage. That way you don't get too much tommato soup and no chicken noodle soup when the sales are on.

How about that freezer full of beef. You have hamburger, roast, ribbs, sausage, and steak. Over time you use up a number of beef packages. Having you deep freeze being able to tell you that you have 2 steaks left or 1 roast left is a benifit.

Now I could do all this manually but typing it all in just isn't worth my time. I'd rather spend my time getting exercise instead of typing what I buy into a database.

Also why not make it generic. My codes mean something to me your codes mean something to you. If you scan my codes comparing them to your inventory you get differnt results than if I scan my goods. So no fear of police scanning the garbage can as thier inventory wouldn't match mine.
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thanks, but...  dpayne@... | 01/12/04
Rivacy is the main point John.  Tim Patterson | 01/12/04
Privacy will work itself out, don't be paranoid.  DonnieBoy | 01/12/04
Sometimes a little paranoia is good.  Tim Patterson | 01/12/04
Ok, I agree, we need to be worried.  DonnieBoy | 01/12/04
This will remove a lot of costs from the distribution channel  NemesisNL | 01/13/04
ID Cards are no place for RFID  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 01/12/04
That's exactly the problem..  slopoke | 01/12/04
Government  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 01/12/04
Democracy means that you do have a choice ...  coffeenite | 01/12/04
Absolutely ...  coffeenite | 01/12/04
We still need to know how much milk is in the fridge.  DonnieBoy | 01/12/04
We need fridge artificial intelligence  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 01/12/04
How about opening the damn fridge door...  GRindinAxTaRupy | 01/12/04
Didn't take you for a Luddite  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 01/12/04
That's because I am not a Luddite  GRindinAxTaRupy | 01/12/04
Granted  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 01/12/04
What if you are at work, and want to pick it up on the way home?  DonnieBoy | 01/12/04
Why not go the whole route here?  slopoke | 01/12/04
Well, sounds fun, but probably a ways off!  DonnieBoy | 01/12/04
Not that far off  slopoke | 01/12/04
How about opening the damn fridge door...  wploger | 01/12/04
LOL--exactly  GRindinAxTaRupy | 01/12/04
Ok, get rid of the automatic garage door openers too.  DonnieBoy | 01/12/04
Family time...  wploger | 01/12/04
Does your remote or garage door opener transmit its location via satellite?  GRindinAxTaRupy | 01/12/04
To Grinding...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 01/12/04
to john carroll  CaptainObvious | 01/12/04
Some people have families. You don't know what your kids ate.  DonnieBoy | 01/12/04
What a girl wants...  wploger | 01/12/04
Simple!  GRindinAxTaRupy | 01/12/04
And some people need to get their act together  shawkins | 01/13/04
order oldest items first  JWatson77 | 01/14/04
A ingenious Idea  CaptainObvious | 01/12/04
It's a huge benifit  voska | 01/12/04
Devices  FirstNLastN | 01/12/04
Well, a mild charge...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 01/12/04
For clothes and expensive items, the RFID will be in the packaging.  DonnieBoy | 01/12/04
Curious!  theo_durcan | 01/12/04
Yes, it's all a conspiracy  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 01/12/04
Microsoft will not be able to control this.  DonnieBoy | 01/12/04
Interesting Wired article  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 01/12/04
Or, better yet, change it so only you would know what it is.  DonnieBoy | 01/12/04
Just like the whole fridge concept  slopoke | 01/12/04
I want them disable when I leave the store  voska | 01/12/04
Benefits? To whom???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/12/04
If you assume competition, it will benifit customers.  DonnieBoy | 01/12/04
Wal-Mart Competition  wploger | 01/12/04
For once Bitty you are right...  GRindinAxTaRupy | 01/12/04
remove and re-use  JWatson77 | 01/14/04
Consumers stuff is down the line  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 01/12/04
Be trusting. Laws will get adjusted.  slopoke | 01/12/04
Good point  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 01/12/04
You missed it.  slopoke | 01/12/04
yeah  JWatson77 | 01/14/04
Those are a lot of assumptions...  wploger | 01/12/04
you must get dissapointed a lot  NemesisNL | 01/13/04
Here's A Sick One ...  coffeenite | 01/12/04
To the Consumer  XXX_z | 01/13/04
Theft not Privacy  pixelman | 01/12/04
They don't need RFID to tell you have a new wide screen TV!  DonnieBoy | 01/12/04
Targeted Theft is the Main Issue  markdoiron | 01/13/04
Certainly does not reduce theft  XXX_z | 01/13/04
you will be a major fellon  JWatson77 | 01/14/04
Don't work in security do you?  voska | 01/14/04
as cd prices have shown us  JWatson77 | 01/14/04
re : They don't need RFID to tell you have a new wide screen TV!  JWatson77 | 01/14/04
That's doable  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 01/12/04
agreed  JWatson77 | 01/14/04
Boy ... talk about over simplification ....  coffeenite | 01/12/04
The problem is one of trust John.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/12/04
privacy is an issue  Lord Talon | 01/13/04
(sorry, hit the wrong key - here's the rest)  Lord Talon | 01/13/04
The Show Stopper is...  n9joy@... | 01/13/04
How to make privacy a non-issue  TVwebguy | 01/14/04
Detect and destroy?  bmeacham98@... | 01/14/04
If it?s not privacy: It?s the economy, stupid!  akrisch | 01/14/04
ms now supports rfid, john now support rfid  JWatson77 | 01/14/04

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