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Technology in Future KitchensTechnology in Future Kitchens
Joseph 'Jofish' Kaye
Häfele
23 September, 1999
San Francisco, CA
Technology in Future KitchensTechnology in Future Kitchens
1. Intro to a wired world
2. Technologies affecting the kitchen
3. Example: How will appliances change?
4. Research projects
5. Conclusions
Counter IntelligenceCounter Intelligence
MIT Media Lab Bits, People &
Things Sponsors (Lab, CI)– Merloni, Kraft,
Unilever, M&S, Stop ‘n’ Shop...
Research areas 3,5,10-15 yrs
My research backgroundMy research background
Counter Intelligence Project Mr. Java– Smart coffee machine
PC Dinners– Barcode-controlled
microwave
Non-kitchen: wearables, inhaler…
Brain and Cognitive Science
A Things That Think PrimerA Things That Think Primer
Intelligent devices:First Stage: no I/OSecond stage: self awarenessThird Stage: communication
Key ConceptsKey Concepts
Bits & Atoms Cloud of Bits Within a context,
recognise and associate preferences
Key TechnologiesKey Technologies
Barcodes Barcodes -> RFID tags Home Networks–Wireless (BlueTooth)–Wired (Firewire)– Phonelines (PhoneNET)– Powerlines (Echelon)
Java / Jini / Hive
Focus: Intra-House Focus: Intra-House Powerline TechnologyPowerline Technology Advantages
– No extra wiring required so…
– Cheap
– Transparent to end user
– Doesn’t inconvenience end userDisadvantages– Not cheap enough (~$30?)… yet
– Low bandwidthExample: Ariston Digital (Europe)
Key Connection: Home to WorldKey Connection: Home to World
USA: Cable modems– Cable TV - 70% market– DSL?
Europe: ?– PTTs, modems & phone calls– ISDN– Little cable saturation– Satellite + ?– Powerline
• NB: NOR-WEB Europe-based powerline internet transmission project scrapped early September.
AppliancesAppliances
Trend: change to digital controlNetworking– Power, diagnostics, upgrade...
Trend: Recombinant Architecture–William Mitchell - MIT– Jane Langmuir - RISD– (Larry Lafata ‘multiple work centers’, Mary Jo
Peterson ‘auxilary kitchens’)Kitchen-wide trend: colour
Cooling & StorageCooling & Storage
Inventory control… (RFID first?)– Keeping track of current contents– Keeping track of desired contents
…which makes possible– Automatic shopping list, online ordering
Recipes: suggest, teach, learnBarcode fridges: unlikelyFridge/kitchen as message center...
Cooking & HeatingCooking & Heating
Temperature tagged cookware?Wildcard: high-conduction heatpipes– but: think of counter as active surface
Think: interaction between pot & stove
RecipesThink: what is the kitchen doing?
Washing & CleaningWashing & Cleaning
Ecology: detergent & water– Ariston Dialogic–Maytag Neptune, Atlantis
RISD’s recombinant architecture– dishwasher...
How can a surface help clean itself?– Seamless surfaces–Water runs downhill
PC DinnersPC Dinners
Computer-augmented barcode-controlled microwave
Reads existing barcodes on products
Cooking time, personality
Mr. JavaMr. Java
Computer-augmented smart coffee machine
RFID tags on cups Gives bits & atoms– double tall latte– latest London news
Counter IntelligenceCounter Intelligence
An intelligent kitchen countertop
Ingredients: RFIDWeight sensorsTouchscreen +
voice output
Counter Intelligence:Counter Intelligence:Current ResearchCurrent ResearchFridge– Most energy-consuming appliance (MJP: 11%
total of home)– Track usage and then intelligently...– “Store up cold”
Stovetop– User interface problem: looks cold– Temperature sensing pots
Hydroponics
Counter Intelligence:Counter Intelligence:Current ResearchCurrent ResearchKitchen as System– Low level: sensors, actuators–Mid level: appliances– High level: “The kitchen is cooking”
Scenario: Kids in the Kitchen
Kids in the KitchenKids in the Kitchen
Traditionally difficult combinationSafety issuesEducation, Fun– Cooking– Food
Interested: Hasbro, Kraft, Merloni, M&S, Sears, Mars/M&M…
Easy-Bake Oven: 1M/yr (still!)
Key Trends & Important PointsKey Trends & Important Points
Continued ecological trend (Blue?)Networked appliances: killer app?– Remote diagnostics & upgrade? Or not?
Graying of the populationReturn to downtownThe Electric Motor Story
• (Donald Norman, The Invisible Computer)
Kitchen awareness on rise
ConclusionsConclusions
Trend: Digital ControlTrend: Networking in & out of homeTrend: Recombinant ArchitectureConcept: Bits & Atoms
Joseph ‘Jofish’ Kaye