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Samsung brings ads to US fridges (www.theverge.com)
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A software update rolling out to Samsung’s Family Hub refrigerators in the US is putting ads on the fridges for the first time. The “promotions and curated advertisements” are coming despite Samsung insisting to The Verge in April that it had “no plans” to do so.

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[–] 15 points 1 year ago (1 child)

There are so many options for fridges that don't have any tech in them at all. This is so easy to avoid.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago

    Yeah we were just in the market a year or so ago and I thought this was cool for about a second before I realized what this would be used for. It's just advertising straight into your kitchen, as you are grabbing food. It's the perfect place for them to advertise. Any lack of advertisements was always going to be temporary.

    Plus honestly what is the actual use for it? Just put a tablet on the counter if you want a screen in there

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