Get ready to see ads on your… Samsung refrigerator

Samsung is rolling out an update to its refrigerators with displays that will enable them to show advertisements.

I’m not against my refrigerator having a screen that I can control

They do have a screen and Internet connectivity, but I don’t think that ATMs are actually a great route (unless they force people to stop and wait to get their money, which I don’t think will fly and will cut into capacity). There isn’t much eyeball time on them. The reason a car or a refrigerator works is because you’re likely to be around it a lot.

I will say that the rise of gas pumps at gas stations that play back advertisements is pretty obnoxious, though.

Honestly, it doesn’t cost much more than fridge without a screen. I was trying to buy an LG with the window that you can knock on to see inside (not screen) but it was out of stock… and ended up with one of these fridges. The software is stupid though, I use it to play music sometimes when I’m cooking. It has some menu options for controlling the fridge too. I would love to load up custom ROM though… What annoys me the most is lack of RTC battery, because the time resets whenever there’s a power outage.

Samsung is rolling out an update to its refrigerators with displays that will enable them to show advertisements.

But why have a screen at all?

Samsung is rolling out an update to its refrigerators with displays that will enable them to show advertisements.

Shopping list, digital post it notes, etc.

People have been sticking important things into fridge doors since there are fridges.

You carry a phone that supports these features in your pocket. Fridges don’t need screens imho

I recall the hype was to keep track of groceries or some such gimmick. I feel it to be unnecessary tech. How convenient that it shows ads. In any case, do not buy a Samsung appliance. They are total shite and will break down on you. Fridges, washing machines, dishwashers. All garbage. The televisions are fine.

Samsung is rolling out an update to its refrigerators with displays that will enable them to show advertisements.

Gross, my fridge got hit with ransomware again and now all the food inside is encrypted. Time to see if my canned backups are any good.

…Where did I put those backups?

Samsung is rolling out an update to its refrigerators with displays that will enable them to show advertisements.

Someone hacked my fridge and gave it a virus. I ate the food and got gastroenteritis.

The food encryption was unnecessary, I already got DDOS’d when my wife and kids got there first and ate all the cake Before I got home from work.

Gross, my fridge got hit with ransomware again and now all the food inside is encrypted. Time to see if my canned backups are any good.

…Where did I put those backups?

But then you need to use cloud services to sync with your family/roommates/etc. Not everyone lives alone.

Wait a second… you’re into something here. What if a fridge could lock and unlock sections by Face ID? It could make sure my kids aren’t drinking my beer! Or eating my lunch for tomorrow. Or half a birthday cake. What if I could require my kids to grab an apple with a soda?

That would be kinda neat if I had money I couldn’t think of a better use for.

I would love to load up custom ROM though… What annoys me the most is lack of RTC battery, because the time resets whenever there’s a power outage.

They made an Internet-connected fridge and didn’t put an NTP client on it?

They do have a screen and Internet connectivity, but I don’t think that ATMs are actually a great route (unless they force people to stop and wait to get their money, which I don’t think will fly and will cut into capacity). There isn’t much eyeball time on them. The reason a car or a refrigerator works is because you’re likely to be around it a lot.

I will say that the rise of gas pumps at gas stations that play back advertisements is pretty obnoxious, though.

I used to work at a popular electrical retailer in the UK, and Samsung had come to our offices with some of their latest appliances, including a fridge freezer with a screen like this. They were trying to demonstrate the feature where you could look inside your fridge so you didn’t need to open the door, amongst other things, but it was of course a horrible laggy mess. I told the rep that nobody is going to use this after the first time and it’s just easier to open the door and look inside. You could tell he thought it was shit too but couldn’t come out and say it, but his smirk said it all.