{"id":627,"date":"2021-02-28T12:50:31","date_gmt":"2021-02-28T12:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nikhilshivpuja.in\/older\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=627"},"modified":"2021-02-28T12:50:31","modified_gmt":"2021-02-28T12:50:31","slug":"or-us-de-why-devices-today-need-better-ratings","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/nikhilshivpuja.in\/older\/portfolio\/or-us-de-why-devices-today-need-better-ratings","title":{"rendered":"Or Us De &#8211; why devices today need better ratings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row thb_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<p aria-level=\"1\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With the mass proliferation of gadgets and IoT devices, users are spoiled for choice when they are looking to buy a new device. But the only information available to the users at the purchase are the price and the features that the \u201csalesmen\/website\u201d give them.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">But a discerning customer should make a more informed choice about his purchase, so he largely knows the impact of his purchase\/choice. This is where OrUsDe rating would come in to play. This rating has 3 numbers, each associated with the different stages of the product Origin, Usage and Destruction. A glance at the rating should give you a general Idea of what buying a product means. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Origin \u2013 Measured in Humaneness goes from 0 to 100 %\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:40}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The origin of the product is measured in humaneness<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, it tells you how much damage the creation of your product makes. The lowest score of the following gives the humaneness rating:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"24\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Manufacturing Standards \/ Environmental Impact during manufacture (Does the factory that makes the device follow proper environmental safety protocols, are the standards of manufacturing kept)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"24\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Raw material sourcing standards (Does the product use conflict minerals or materials whose extraction is not environmentally safe)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"24\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Labour standards (Is the device made without slave labour and are the makers of the device well paid \/cared for)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"24\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tax rules (Does the manufacturer use tax havens to escape its debt to the system)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Each of these <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">needs to be measured by an independent relevant body (Some already are) and the lowest of these is converted to a percentage score that reveals the humanity of the devices origin<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Why no average of the metrics:\u00a0 the metrics are not averaged because paying your workers well doesn\u2019t mean you can use conflict resources.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Usage \u2013 measured in days <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">( 0 to Infinity )<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:40}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The usage metric is measured in years and gives you the ideal lifetime of a product. This is a complex metric made by multiplying 2 numbers a life measure and a quality-of-life measure.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Life measures:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"25\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SoftWare Support \u2013 How long the manufacturer promises to support the software, by giving feature\/os updates, security fixes etc<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"25\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">HardWare life- How long the manufacturer claims the hardware will last , for example life of the battery ( number of cycles) etc<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"25\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Infrastructure support \u2013 How long the manufacturers<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> will support critical infrastructure like servers etc needed for the device\/gadget to run<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These measures are measured in days<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Quality of life measures:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"26\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Energy efficiency \u2013 How energy efficient is the product. (Government mandated energy rating)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"26\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Privacy -How safe is the data collected by your product, is it sold\/shared with 3<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rd<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> parties, used for improvements, given to outside contractors etc (tech crunch privacy score for example)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"26\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Repairability \u2013 How easy is your device to repair, can you repair it yourself\u00a0 ( Ifixit repairability scores for example)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"26\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Support quality \u2013 Is it easy to get support for your device, are service centres easily found (This rating will be geography\/location based)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"26\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Spare part price ratio : price of the spare part , in ratio\u00a0 to the price of the entire device\u00a0 itself<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"26\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ownership \u2013 Do you actually own the product and it\u2019s internals, or are they in reality leased to you ( like on an amazon kindle, the books can be remotely deleted, which means you don\u2019t truly own the books [ Compared to an actual book , which once bought has no way to be taken away from you ] )\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">quality-of-life<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">measure is again converted to <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">scores that measured from 0 to 1.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The lowest life score is then multiplied with the lowest quality of life score and the resulting number of days is converted into years. Thereby telling you how long, you can or should expect to use your product. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Destruction \u2013 Measured in planets (0 to 5)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:40}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The destruction of the device inherently affects the planet, so these are the measures that detail how it affects the planet.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"29\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Recyclability \u2013 How recyclable is the device and how much effort has the manufacturer to aid in the recycling of the device<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"29\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Upcycling \u2013 How <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">easily the hw and sw can be reconfigured to enable the use of the device for an alternate use case ( Eg Samsung upcycling )<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"29\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Resale value \u2013 Resale value of the device one year down the line<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Each of this is converted into a score from 0 to 5, and the lowest is used .<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0These ratings don&#8217;t cover extended warranty kind of situations , but in most cases i believe are vitally helpful.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Illustrative example :<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;633&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]The imaginary Iplone 5 that last 8 years[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;635&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]The iplone 5 if it didn&#8217;t respect your privacy . OrUsDe would recommend you used it for 0 days.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A privacy score of 0 would be multiplies by lifetime score of x, leaving a recommended usage period of 0 days[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;634&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]The iplone 5 if you could use it for forever.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Qr code would take you to the device&#8217;s OrUsDe page where, you could see the detailed report on the device and how the scores were calculated[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row thb_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text] \u00a0 \u00a0 With the mass proliferation of gadgets and IoT devices, users are spoiled for choice when they are looking to buy a new device. 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