Samsung smart fridge displaying advertisements

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[saeedesmaili]

Emphasis mine:

> To enhance our service and offer additional content to users, advertisements will be displayed on the Cover Screen for the Weather, Color, and Daily Board themes.

[MaxikCZ]

"Im so grateful for these ads, they give me a lot of value" -- what they tell us people think when they see ads.

I so hate this kind of lies, as if it's okay to lie this way coz it aint hurting anyone.

[general1465]

1. Why would you buy a smart fridge in the first place?

2. Why would you connect a fridge to the internet? You are visiting fridge several times a day....

[nomel]

Think of it as a smart display (reminders, lists, timers, cooking videos, etc) that’s located on one of the most physically and visually accessible area of the kitchen, without taking up any countertop space, and it makes more sense.

The fridge is a convenient stand more than anything.

[hmstx]

I only recently read Philip K.Dick's Ubik and this headline alone sounded oddly familiar. At least, your smart locks aren't requesting payment ... yet?

[JohnFen]

I don't think I'll ever understand why people buy such "smart" appliances. There's little value in it for the purchaser, and they come with a heavy price in terms of privacy and annoyance.

[jeffwask]

The idea of it is incredibly appealing to the DevOps and Automation guy living inside me. The idea that I could scan groceries as I use them up and build a live shopping list, I can just push button send... sounds super cool to me. However, the Security guy that lives in me knows the reality is I am just installing barely functional spyware.

[gh02t]

Less so for fridges, but in the TV space there are few alternatives. You can get a more expensive commercial display or maybe a projector, but most people don't even consider those options and the price is a lot higher. If you go to your local retailer, practically every TV on sale is likely going to have intrusive tracking and advertisements across all price points and mainstream manufacturers.

I expect a lot of manufacturers see the "successful" conversion of TVs from a one time sale to a near inescapable advertising platform and are trying to emulate that in other product segments.

[nomel]

I have a smart gas range so I can remember if I left it on, and to automatically turn on my exhaust fans (that lead outside), to get rid of any pollutant concerns.

I’ve attached power monitors to my clothes washer and dryer to make them a little smart, for notifications when they’re done (auto dry feature means it’s not deterministic). Most people wouldn’t want to diy it.

Where I am, electricity is $.65/kwh during the day and $.19 at night. If my clothes dryer were electric, I would definitely run it on a schedule. I wish I could run my dishwasher in a schedule.

These all seem desirable, to the average person, and usually only available with the smart models.

[squarefoot]

To brag about them on social media, just like designer clothing etc.

[GuestFAUniverse]

Oh yeah, it's time again to remember Bill Higgs routine about marketing and advertisement: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tHEOGrkhDp0

[n1b0m]

Clippy would not have put adverts on your fridge.