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What does a "Skannerz" toy cost and what it contains??? Anybody going to Walmart or K-mart or some toy store in the states??
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==Hardware requirements of the Consumerium project== | ==Hardware requirements of the Consumerium project== | ||
Hardware requirements are divided into | Hardware requirements are divided into four parts: | ||
#Requirements of consumer's terminal | #Requirements of consumer's terminal | ||
#Store's infrastructure's requirements | #Store's infrastructure's requirements | ||
#Requirements of the Consumerium-information system | #Requirements of the Consumerium-information system | ||
#Miscellaneous notes on Hardware | |||
We'll describe each case in detail. | We'll describe each case in detail. | ||
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*There are reports saying that [[w:RFID]] (Radio Frequency IDentification) might be surpassing bar codes even in retail stores as a means of product identification. In such a case an integrated [[w:tranceiver]] would be optimal. | *There are reports saying that [[w:RFID]] (Radio Frequency IDentification) might be surpassing bar codes even in retail stores as a means of product identification. In such a case an integrated [[w:tranceiver]] would be optimal. | ||
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===2. Store's infrastructure's requirements=== | ===2. Store's infrastructure's requirements=== | ||
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*One possibility for providing the needed core-servers for the system, is to require in the software-licence that the retail chains that wish to provide Consumerium-service to their clients must provide a certain amount of server and network capasity (to store, process and transfer information that is not in the store's servers) This capasity could be bound to eg. the amount of floor space, parking lots or customers in the store. | *One possibility for providing the needed core-servers for the system, is to require in the software-licence that the retail chains that wish to provide Consumerium-service to their clients must provide a certain amount of server and network capasity (to store, process and transfer information that is not in the store's servers) This capasity could be bound to eg. the amount of floor space, parking lots or customers in the store. | ||
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===3. Requirements of the Consumerium-information system=== | ===3. Requirements of the Consumerium-information system=== | ||
*Servers that contain the data inserted into the system and references to documents (external docoments) outside of databases, scattered around the Internet and of course network connections for the servers. | *Servers that contain the data inserted into the system and references to documents (external docoments) outside of databases, scattered around the Internet and of course network connections for the servers. | ||
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At this early stage it is unclear how we will arrange the needed servers. Network connections and servers cost money, so sources of financing are needed, but describing this is not the goal of this document. If these are [http://www.opennic.unrated.net/personal.html personal computers running OpenNIC] then they will be cheap, interchangeable, and be able to read data sources banned by [[The Empire]]. If the Empire tears one up, the data can move to another one. | At this early stage it is unclear how we will arrange the needed servers. Network connections and servers cost money, so sources of financing are needed, but describing this is not the goal of this document. If these are [http://www.opennic.unrated.net/personal.html personal computers running OpenNIC] then they will be cheap, interchangeable, and be able to read data sources banned by [[The Empire]]. If the Empire tears one up, the data can move to another one. | ||
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===4. Miscellaneous notes on Hardware=== | |||
* [http://www.skannerz.com Skannerz] Have you perhaps seen adverts for this toy called "Skannerz". The basic idea is to scan [[barcode]]s from [[product]]s that translate to some kind of monsters and then you connect your toys to each other and fight with the monsters ... or something. It'd be interesting to know what these gadgets cost. Sold in Walmart, K-mart and some other stores. | |||