Comment by adrianwaj

Generally you'd need a killer app/device designed from the standpoint of a vision and once the app/device spreads, so does the vision.

I had the idea of a trashcan that knows what's being thrown away, say with a handheld barcode scanner. The product can be a wifi connected barcode scanner. Each time you scan something, you'd say something like: need 3 more now, past expiry, didn't like, find alternative, order more in 2 weeks. And that barcode scanner would do the ordering through an Agent for replacements.

Not sure if it needs to be wifi connected, but needs web access somehow at some point.

On the other side, suppliers would pay to access and fulfill these orders. Eventually that would be done by Robotaxis and drones. There could be a screen attached to this barcode scanner too ( see this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46699782 )

So I guess the goal is to setup a site MyStuff. And aim to slot in OmniLinux in there. Also worth taking into account the recycling aspect.. trash is money.

Maybe you could even take the scanner shopping to discover and scan things with it... not sure how retailers would feel about that.

Could also be used to quickly and easily sell one's stuff, or tokenize it.

But yeah, this is just zooming in on a starting point. The other idea I had was community notice boards. Always important across the world, especially for launching a business. Maybe they could have little cameras in them to record new pinups. Sell to local councils.

So with MyStuff, I am not sure how that overlaps with IoT and Tokenization, some things would be assets, some just things.

Maybe get a really good website going and find a way to let people populate it with data.

I am attempting to move away from smartphones as well. Maybe there's a way to give away these scanners forA Social Network for AI Agents free or provide rebates if the data they collect is solid and/or leads to real transactions. Can also be used as a crypto wallet in face-to-face transactions. That'd be nice - and a way to limit the loss if the scanner is lost/stolen.

Good luck.