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Here’s what ads on your $2,000 Samsung smart fridge will look like (www.theverge.com)
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Archived version: https://archive.is/20251027141201/https://www.theverge.com/report/806797/samsung-family-hub-smart-fridge-ads-opt-out

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[–] SaraTonin@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (11 children)

Worth pointing out that that “Target figured out a girl was pregnant before her father did” story is almost certainly untrue: https://www.predictiveanalyticsworld.com/machinelearningtimes/target-really-predict-teens-pregnancy-inside-story/3566/

I agree with the article that getting ads on a device you’ve already paid for with no hint that there would be ads is intrusive and a sad sign of how tech is going (in the same week that it was announced that Apple are going to be adding ads to Maps, too). But I also can’t help but wonder - who the fuck wants a smart fridge? Like, legitimately, what is the advantage over a normal fridge?

[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (9 children)

Not a "smart" fridge per se, but I can see the use of a screen on my fridge; something where we can see our family calendar, leave notes for each other, and maybe also be able to access the grocery shopping list. Weather would be nice too, though you can keep the news widget (yikes). Something in a visible location in our house, where we go every day.

I'm not sure what other features they advertise with a smart fridge, but those few would be nice; especially if I could just plug a raspberry pi into it and skip all of the Samsung nonsense entirely.

[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't even like water/ice dispensers on the door. I love the interior water dispensers.

[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I agree with you there.

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