ChrisGreaves wrote:Who has used this? Anyone?
Right, you-all.
I agree that it sounds a little weird, but look beyond the first implementation.
This is an application (hardware and software) that will accept a wide variety of devices and DO something with them (sounds to me as if it determines the power input and supplies power to the device), at the very least analyzing and categorizing the device before triage.
The cash-back is nifty - I criticize those local shires that do NOT allow a 5c deposit on bottles etc.
But this is only a shave beyond a proof-of-concept model for a new wave of intelligent devices. I think the term Robot is now devaluated (N.Amer term for "devalued"), but this little baby sounds to me like a stand-alone intelligent device that is supposed to stand up to anything the public cares to throw at it.
That's impressive.
The concerns about spammers is valid, but I figure that technology that can identify
and apply the appropriate power device would find the business of erasing memory (or re-installing default firmware etc) a push-over; after all, that's just software.
So come on, who've we got out San Diego way (for that's where the most installations seem to be)?
P.S. I think the ecological spin on this is a good way to garner acceptance; everyman and his dog wants to be "green", so capitalize on that appetite to get your foot in the door
