I like it because I have 3 gallon-containers of soy sauce and I’m OUT of flour. Why? Well, I shop with a list, always. I have coupons, always. I know the organization of the store so I can move quickly.

So what’s the problem? First, I am in a wheelchair, at least for now, and shopping is not as easy as it once was. I would LOVE to be able to organize my shopping list based on what I need (flour) instead of what I *think* I need (soy sauce) and then by the aisle in the store where I will find them.

I think it would make meal preparation easier, too. “Hmm, what do I have in the house I can fix for dinner, that includes chicken” or similar comments are common here. It would be great to “see” the contents of the pantry without having to physically go there, and plan a menu based on what I have, or get ideas from the food items on hand. Then I would also know *exactly* where the package is stored and could gather ingredients together in the kitchen for cooking without a lot of hunting.

And it would also simplify having someone else shop FOR me. Put the groceries away and scan at the same time and *poof* I know what I’ve got. Scan as I pull it out to use it, or, if I forget or need one more hand to carry stuff, I can scan it as I throw the container away. It would also be helpful to be able to add a comment such as “don’t buy this again” or “we need MORE of THIS”!

I investigated this kind of thing several years ago, but the cost was prohibitive and the software awful. Now that both are better, I am seriously considering IntelliScanner (http://www.intelliscanner.com/products/mini/features.html) as a possibility very soon.

To those who say make a list with a pencil and paper I say, “Yep, done that. Ended up with stuff I didn’t really need, and forgot to get stuff I had to have”. This is GREAT and I want a system!!!!

http://techdirt.com/articles/20070625/174752.shtml – Example of someone who beleives CG thinks this gadget is truly revolutionary — c’mon people…learn to read between the lines.

http://techdirt.com/articles/20070625/174752.shtml

This is about as innovative as using a leaf to clean excrement from ones back side.

“It’s “set to revolutionize your grocery shopping experience,” cries the headline on CrunchGear…” – Perhaps they didn’t realize that you were merely quoting Ikan’s own headline?

“Perhaps the writers over at CrunchGear are too young to remember the venerable CueCat…” — ooo… fight fight fight fight! lol j/k

I have a pen, some post-it notes, and a basic ability to know that plastic goes in the plastic bin for recycling. That seems exactly as useful as this, and less likely to cost hundreds of dollars and break repeatedly.

I really want the “online fridge” to die as the canonical implementation of pervasive computing, because it’s a horrible example – it’s a solution in search of a problem.