G W Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Scientists at the University of Washington have engineered something that defies belief:inexpensive plastic contraptions that, despite containing no electronics or electricity, act like sensors and connect to Wi-Fi devices like your smartphone. It’s something that “no one has been able to do before,” according to Vikram Iyer, a University of Washington doctoral student and coauthor of a paper on the research. https://www.fastcodesign.com/90153475/this-detergent-bottle-talks-to-your-wi-fi-heres-why-youd-want-it-to?partner=rss&utm_campaign=rss%20fastcodesign&utm_content=64336845 Link to comment
Goose66 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 I'll believe it when I see it work. This is one of those times when a blogger/reporter who bills himself as "a creative director, screenwriter, and producer" just doesn't have enough technical sense to see how this could really amount to anything. Link to comment
apostolakisl Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Seems like the "noise" it puts onto the wifi freqency would be quite weak and require something pretty close by to "hear" it. Like maybe your phone is in your pocket when you pour the detergent with an app running that picks this stuff up. That would make it quite hit or miss on whether you actually collect any data. Link to comment
kohai Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 I actually read about this. They are putting the 3d models out there for 3d printing and people to test on their own. So, maybe not vaporware. Link to comment
LFMc Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Think of RFID. Sounds similar to me, just add movement to the mix. Sent from my XT1575 using Tapatalk Link to comment
Goose66 Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 That's a far cry from "connecting to your Wi-fi devices." Link to comment
asbril Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 I want to come back in 50 years and see the amazing things that will exist. Link to comment
stusviews Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 I want to come back in 50 years and see the amazing things that will exist. It'll exist alongside cold fusion Link to comment
LFMc Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Here is the Amazon version of this if you want it today. Link to comment
G W Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 Here is the Amazon version of this if you want it today. The Dash button has a battery. Link to comment
stusviews Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 The Dash button has a battery. That's just the way the tide flows Link to comment
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