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

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    5 hours ago

    The only smart feature a fridge needs is a beeper for when the door has been left open or water filter needs changing. It sure as heck doesn’t need WiFi.

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      1 hour ago

      Mine is so “smart” that it doesn’t properly detect that it’s open with a cm or so gap. At least it beeped furiously when it detected that the freezer section had a dangerously high temperature half a day later.

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      4 hours ago

      What it actually needs is a little motor to close itself. If it knows I left it open it should be capable to close itself instead of crying like a useless piece of junk.

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        3 hours ago

        An expensive motor that breaks, or decides to close on you when you’re looking inside, or…