Text 2. LICENCE TO CHILL

Barcodes in the packaging of groceries will soon be replaced with radio-frequency tags that can be read at a distance and with greater reliability. As well as indicating what the product is, the data in the tags will include additional information such as the 'best before' date and even nutritional data. Now, imagine that a fridge could read these tags and keep track of the items placed there. If an item is about to exceed its 'use by' date, the fridge tells you, and you can either use it or throw it out. Fancy something different for dinner? No problem, ask the fridge to suggest some menus based on the ingredients it knows you have in stock. Or tell the fridge the menu you require and it will provide you with a shopping list of the items you don't have or order the items via email. This is the Screenfridge from Electrolux. For many households, life revolves around the kitchen. This is the assumption Electrolux made in designing the Screenfridge. Since the fridge is equipped with a microphone, speaker and video-camera, you're not limited to textual information. The fridge is connected to the Internet, so it can be used to send and receive email. Many people have a TV in the kitchen, but if you already have a screen on the fridge, why clutter up the work surface with a TV? The Screenfridge can be interfaced to a surveillance camera to check out visitors or to keep an eye on the children.

5. Look through text 2 once again and say whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F):

1) The data in the radio-frequency tags will include not only the ‘best before’ date but also nutritional data.

2) You can order food with the help of Screenfridge.

3) The Screenfridge is equipped with a microphone, speaker, video-camera and a telephone.

4) You can keep an eye on the children when you are out if you have a Screenfridge.

Read text 3 and name the function of electronic nose.

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Look at the pictures and name the following devices. What do you know about them?	\|	Text 3. ELECTRONIC NOSE

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