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Here’s what ads on your $2,000 Samsung smart fridge will look like (www.theverge.com)
submitted 1 day ago by schizoidman@lemmy.zip to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/51856491

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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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[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 59 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Here’s what they look like on my fridge:

I would not buy appliances with ads,
I would not buy them, Sam-I-Am.

[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 10 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I would not buy them here or there. I would not buy them anywhere. I do not like appliances with ads. I do not like them Sam-I-Am.

[–] klemptor@startrek.website 7 points 21 hours ago

Not in my house
Not in a flat
Don't make me grouse
I do not want that!

[–] mech@feddit.org 20 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That's the main issue here. This fridge didn't show ads when people bought it.
So buying things that don't show ads isn't enough. You need to only buy things that don't get updates.

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

But... Do you need the LCD panel? Will the box still get cold without it? Cause I do have a hammer...

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, that just makes this so sinister.

What I mean is that my fridge doesn’t have a screen. So if Panasonic decided to show me ads on a fridge where the most complicated feature is the ice maker, that would be a neat trick.

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Receives a letter at home from Panasonic containing a message, a color printed sheet and a fridge magnet.

Message reads: "Dear costumer, please use enclosed fridge magnet to hang provided advert sheet on your Panasonic refrigerator"

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Funny you say that, in Japan it’s common to get business magnets in your junk mail. Stuff like cleaners, in-home therapy, etc.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago

We did too... Like 10 years ago. I haven't seen that nonsense in a while. The closest thing is a coupon calendar.