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I would love something like this paired with augmented reality to show/hide/highlight only the products that meet my search criteria. Try going to a big superm

I would love something like this paired with augmented reality to show/hide/highlight only the products that meet my search criteria. Try going to a big supermarket to look for whole-milk yogurt, for example. It's a pain trying to filter them out of the rest of the 100 varieties. Another thing I would like to do is compare products by price/quanity. Maybe I'm trying to get the most protein/$, or oz/$, etc. You could also hook it into some database to only show you ethically caught fish, organic projects, fair trade products, local products, etc. I've thought about this kind of technology a lot. Cool to see that it's actually becoming possible.

azalemeth 6y ago
> It's a pain trying to filter them out of the rest of the 100 varieties. Arguably, shops specifically design themselves to do things like this. When I was growing up, it used to drive my dad mad that the local supermarket would move almost literally everything around seemingly at random "to prevent shoplifting". He was a pilot, and usually had little time -- he liked to go into supermarket, grab x, pay, and leave. Suddenly, that stoped working, as finding x became increasingly difficult. It really annoyed him. For a long time the floor manager said that they moved their stock around to prevent shoplifting – until one day the store manager, when asked the same question, said it was "to promote footfall". Suddenly the real reason became clear. >Another thing I would like to do is compare products by price/quanity. Maybe I'm trying to get the most protein/$, or oz/$, etc. You could also hook it into some database to only show you ethically caught fish, organic projects, fair trade products, local products, etc. In the UK at least, all of this information is required to be printed on the label: product per unit money on the shop label and misery per unit product on the product's label. Are you asking for a filter / search engine for that on top? Either way, I don't think your average supermarket would let that stay un-advertised for too long. Products at eyeball level pay a premium to be there.
- squeaky-clean 6y ago
  I don't know if it's legally required, but that's also the standard here in the US. One problem though is the units may not always be equal. I was buying canned coconut milk this weekend and among all the different choices were $/pound, $/gram, and $/liter. It's easier to do the math from scratch yourself at that point.
- bobthepanda 6y ago
  That's a bit strange. At least in the US manufacturers will bid for shelf space, to get closer to eye level, the end of the aisle, or what have you. Store brands get a privileged position as well. So at least here the placements do change, but usually because a different person has won/lost the bid war.
- tanatocenose 6y ago
  > In the UK at least, all of this information is required to be printed on the label: product per unit money on the shop label and misery per unit product on the product's label. Cant find anything about misery per unit, can you link to more information please? Interested to know how this is calculated.
egfx 6y ago
Kind of like this? https://youtu.be/YJg02ivYzSs https://youtu.be/YJg02ivYzSs
matthewheath 6y ago
> You could also hook it into some database to only show you ethically caught fish, organic projects, fair trade products, local products, etc. I work on an app that does this. It's quite amazing how much technology has let us achieve in recent years.
memco 6y ago
This could have accessibility applications too. I have a hard time reading labels for some products or finding certain ingredients. Having a camera that I could wave around when looking for something and just follow the vibrations when the camera detects a matching product would be huge for me.

azalemeth 6y ago

> It's a pain trying to filter them out of the rest of the 100 varieties. Arguably, shops specifically design themselves to do things like this. When I was growing up, it used to drive my dad mad that the local supermarket would move almost literally everything around seemingly at random "to prevent shoplifting". He was a pilot, and usually had little time -- he liked to go into supermarket, grab x, pay, and leave. Suddenly, that stoped working, as finding x became increasingly difficult. It really annoyed him. For a long time the floor manager said that they moved their stock around to prevent shoplifting – until one day the store manager, when asked the same question, said it was "to promote footfall". Suddenly the real reason became clear. >Another thing I would like to do is compare products by price/quanity. Maybe I'm trying to get the most protein/$, or oz/$, etc. You could also hook it into some database to only show you ethically caught fish, organic projects, fair trade products, local products, etc. In the UK at least, all of this information is required to be printed on the label: product per unit money on the shop label and misery per unit product on the product's label. Are you asking for a filter / search engine for that on top? Either way, I don't think your average supermarket would let that stay un-advertised for too long. Products at eyeball level pay a premium to be there.

squeaky-clean 6y ago
I don't know if it's legally required, but that's also the standard here in the US. One problem though is the units may not always be equal. I was buying canned coconut milk this weekend and among all the different choices were $/pound, $/gram, and $/liter. It's easier to do the math from scratch yourself at that point.
bobthepanda 6y ago
That's a bit strange. At least in the US manufacturers will bid for shelf space, to get closer to eye level, the end of the aisle, or what have you. Store brands get a privileged position as well. So at least here the placements do change, but usually because a different person has won/lost the bid war.
tanatocenose 6y ago
> In the UK at least, all of this information is required to be printed on the label: product per unit money on the shop label and misery per unit product on the product's label. Cant find anything about misery per unit, can you link to more information please? Interested to know how this is calculated.

egfx 6y ago

Kind of like this? https://youtu.be/YJg02ivYzSs https://youtu.be/YJg02ivYzSs

matthewheath 6y ago

> You could also hook it into some database to only show you ethically caught fish, organic projects, fair trade products, local products, etc. I work on an app that does this. It's quite amazing how much technology has let us achieve in recent years.

memco 6y ago

This could have accessibility applications too. I have a hard time reading labels for some products or finding certain ingredients. Having a camera that I could wave around when looking for something and just follow the vibrations when the camera detects a matching product would be huge for me.