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Posted: 18 Dec 2018, 07:10
by Hak Foo
What we need is a detector you can wave over a shipping container full of keyboards and it will beep for Alps.
Posted: 18 Dec 2018, 11:10
by Findecanor
I've heard that customs have large X-ray machines that trucks, trailers and containers can run through to look for contraband.
If the fidelity is good enough, train an image recogniser to look for the shape of Alps housings and stems.
Posted: 18 Dec 2018, 11:14
by depletedvespene
Ah, but will the machine be able to reliably distinguish Alps' stuff from the clones?
Posted: 18 Dec 2018, 13:01
by Findecanor
On second thought, I think the metal leaf springs inside will show up more clearly than the plastic housings ... so
yes, that would distinguish genuine Alps from clones if the clones use smaller contact leaves.
Posted: 18 Dec 2018, 14:53
by JP!
This sounds pricey. I've trained a machine learning algorithm to sort these keyboards out for me anytime a keyboard comes up for sale online and to auto-buy the ones I would like with faster than human reaction. Data of course comes from the characteristics of known examples.
Posted: 19 Dec 2018, 00:30
by Hak Foo
And then it gets overtrained and you end up with seven hundred G80-11800s dropped on your doorstep.
Posted: 19 Dec 2018, 00:47
by abrahamstechnology
depletedvespene wrote: Ah, but will the machine be able to reliably distinguish Alps' stuff from the clones?
Even good clones?