You've heard of Smart meters, coming now - Smart Outlets

[libertyjam]

It was just a matter of time:

AF: Commence



http://www.gizmag.com/sony-authentic...l2mQI1rBP0X.01

Sony develops power outlet that can recognize devices and users
By Darren Quick

22:51 March 21, 2012

Sony has developed a power outlet that can identify devices plugged into it, as well as individuals using the plug. The company says such technology could allow the electricity usage of individual devices to be monitored so non-essential devices could be switched off remotely in the event of limited electricity supply, or for the billing of customers charging their electric vehicles or mobile devices in public places.

Sony's Authenticated Power Outlet can identify users via a smartcard (Photo: DigInfo.TV)
Sony's Authenticated Power Outlet can identify devices plugged into it so they can be moni...
Sony's Authenticated Power Outlet allows electrical devices to be monitored remotely

The Authentication Power Outlet relies on Sony’s FeliCa technology – a contactless RFID smart card system developed by Sony mainly for use in electronic payment systems, such as Hong Kong’s Octopus card system.

When a device is plugged in, a FeliCa Lite chip built into the plug relays information about the electrical device to a reader/writer built into the outlet. While the plug and outlet communicate through a wireless antenna in the current system, the company is also developing a version that exchanges data through the power cable.

While existing electrical devices will function as normal with the chip-embedded plug, future devices could have the FeliCa chip built in and the outlet-side reader/writer could be located in the distribution board, allowing existing power outlets to be used without modification.

Authenticated devices can be monitored and have their power supply controlled remotely, allowing non-essential devices to be shut off when electricity supply is limited to ensure more essential devices, such as healthcare equipment and refrigerators, remain running.

The system also allows individual users to identify themselves with a wave of a smartcard over the power outlet. This would allow users to be charged and supplied with power from a public electrical outlet for a specific period of time – when charging up an electric vehicle, for example.

Sony hasn’t decided when to release the system commercially, but says it would require the involvement of other manufacturers and power supply companies to be viable.

The video below from DigInfo.TV shows the Authentication Power Outlet system in action.

[Danke]

Do they make solar powered vibrators?

[libertyjam]

Do they make solar powered vibrators?

Sure, Why not? haha

[Lishy]

To be honest, this sounds like a pretty useful innovation in my opinion. The first half at least. I'd love to remotely control lights in my house, for example. The rest sounds awfully invasive...

However, I want Solar Powered vibrators!

[thoughtomator]

and it installs its own rootkit in anything plugged into it, free!

[Kluge]

To be honest, this sounds like a pretty useful innovation in my opinion. The first half at least. I'd love to remotely control lights in my house, for example. The rest sounds awfully invasive...

However, I want Solar Powered vibrators!

That's been around for quite a while now, back in the day when I used it I believe it was called x-10. I could turn lights and anything else off and on over the internet.

[Acala]

When I first read the thread title I thought it said "smart meteors" and I thought "we are screwed now!'

[Anti Federalist]

AF: Commence

This was in the works, and I posted about it in this thread I think over a year ago:

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthr...-100-Watt-Bulb

I got called a nut.

I really do hate being consistently right about this $#@!, I take no pleasure in it at all.

[Anti Federalist]

Do they make solar powered vibrators?

LVP, reported.

[eduardo89]

That's been around for quite a while now, back in the day when I used it I believe it was called x-10. I could turn lights and anything else off and on over the internet.

For a second I thought you were talking about solar powered vibrators.

[Anti Federalist]

To be honest, this sounds like a pretty useful innovation in my opinion. The first half at least. I'd love to remotely control lights in my house, for example. The rest sounds awfully invasive...

However, I want Solar Powered vibrators!

Yup, and that's why people will buy it up.

Give me convenience, privacy be damned, I'm not doing anything wrong.

[eduardo89]

However, I want Solar Powered vibrators!

Aren't you a guy?

[ZanZibar]