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Re:3-D printed plastic objects that can communicate with WiF... by rdiddly on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @11:07AM (#15862140)
And the remembering is done by means of a list on your phone. When you run out, add it to the list. When you're at the store, check the list.

Not techy enough for ya? Think of it as preserving state and passing it across time from "the you who knows" (senses a need) to "the you who does" (is at the store). Or as asynchronous communication with yourself.

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Re:3-D printed plastic objects that can communicate with WiF... by jrowley on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @12:35PM (#15862992)
Why not have the detergent bottle automatically add itself to your list on your phone when it runs out - it doesn't need to actually buy it on amazon. Seems convenient to me.
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Re:3-D printed plastic objects that can communicate with WiF... by ggcdn on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @11:30AM (#15862371)
And if you want to get even more techy, get a google home and say "hey google, add soap to my shopping list"
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Re:3-D printed plastic objects that can communicate with WiF... by JoeAltmaier on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @11:33AM (#15862415)
I wondered, can you do that? Because there are a million kinds of soap. Can you say "Hey google, add tide xt extra bright in the HD bottle" and it understands?
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Re:3-D printed plastic objects that can communicate with WiF... by mrguyorama on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @12:06PM (#15862732)
If a "home automation" product can't add arbitrary text to a shopping list (something my phone could probably have done in 2004) then what use is it?
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Re:3-D printed plastic objects that can communicate with WiF... by TeMPOraL on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @12:35PM (#15862991)
Do you happen to sell "Tide XT Extra Bright in the HD bottle" soaps? Because if not, why would you even suggest that? :P.

I mean, seriously, I know what soap I want to buy when I'm shopping. It might be a different one every week. And I definitely don't want my automated solutions to vendor-lock me.

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Re:3-D printed plastic objects that can communicate with WiF... by JoeAltmaier on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @03:58PM (#15864931)
Oh - I thought it would actually order stuff, not just put it on a list.

But if its just making a list, then what's the point? I can write on the slip of paper on the fridge anyway.

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Re:3-D printed plastic objects that can communicate with WiF... by rdiddly on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @07:44PM (#15866582)
The list idea was part of the "you really don't need this overwrought solution" thread. Oops I gave away the agenda!
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Re:3-D printed plastic objects that can communicate with WiF... by Kiro on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @11:18AM (#15862253)
Or I just buy the automatic laundry soap ordering thing.
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