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Im travelling to BKK this month and I will have two laptops with me. One is an hp 4740s and the other is an hp 6560b. Both of them have problems that I thought I might get fixed whilst in Bangkok. The first machine has a dodgy power adapter connector where the power cord connects to the computer, will not always charge. It also has a screen that flickers with green spots periodically and is fixed by adjusting  the angle of the screen - may be a dodgy ribbon connector ? The second machine has a failed wifi board. I would also like to change their 8gb chips to 16 gb ( 2 x 8 gb ) for each machine.

I know that these machines are nearing the end of life but if I get them fixed I will extend their period of use and so save some money. I just wondered whether anyone had found a reliable shop in BKK that can do this sort of work. I would also worry about the quality of the work, data security and the loss of the machines themselves. Im interested to hear other peoples experiences and thoughts. cheers

The topic implies potentially intelligent cameras I suppose supported by AI to recognise number plates and automatically issue fines for infringements like lane changing and speeding. But the picture used for the topic shows a dodgy plastic police dummy holding an old style / out of date cctv camera. Am I missing something here or is this just more hot air ?

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No its not a mistake, any one of the corporations like Hitachi, NEC, GE can provide the technology for the network including intelligent cameras, the IOT routers and hubs etc.  Big data companies can provide the processing and storage hubs for any number of cities, not just one.  If the Thai goverment has the funds then a project like this can start, but they need to do the research. The only mistake that Thai officials have made is that they will need to tag the tourists with wrist bands. That is not necessary.

Just now, hobz said:

I bet the chineese tourists would have no problem with this as they live under an oppressive regime for a long time already.. everybody else will not like it.

If it is implemented correctly you wont even know it is there ..

Robbed ? No but these networks can track people and vehicles in real time from camera to camera. A lot of work has been carried out to map sounds to crime based events. The output from people counting cameras with a very high accuracy can be mapped to wifi signal volumes to map crowd movements. Crowd movements can be mapped to economic models to forecast income from organised events. Vehicle monitoring information will be mapped to automated vehicles ( in the future ) so that for instance your vehicle will automatically find you a parking space. Plus a lot more ...

I think the Thai government needs to understand big data before they think about moving on to Smart Cities. It will be fine building an IOT network with AI at its edge but where will all of that data be stored and how will it be processed / visualised ? The idea of having people wear bracelets seems totally misguided when other cities implementing this type of strategy didnt need to take this route. Seems like the people involved at a high level need to carry out some research. Possible talk to international groups already involved in this area.

No mention of AI or big data but I assume that they lump those areas together with digital businesses ..