this post was submitted on 23 May 2024
343 points (98.6% liked)

Technology

59427 readers
3000 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related content.
  3. Be excellent to each another!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
L3s@lemmy.world
L3s@fry.gs
L4s@fry.gs
L4s@lemmy.world
enu@lemmy.world
343
Samsung’s smart fridges mistakenly warned users its free TV service was ending (www.theverge.com)
submitted 5 months ago by misk@sopuli.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world
88 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 81 points 5 months ago (16 children)

Smart fridges are such a stupid idea. Fridges last like 30 years, why would you integrate a computer that is going to reach end-of-life in less than 5 years?

Just get a fucking tablet and use it in the kitchen.

[–] RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 5 months ago

Well, your question answered itself from the manufacturer's perspective. Fuck the consumer.

load more comments (15 replies)