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This stuff makes me roll my eyes. The wifi fridge isn't going to hurt you. Personally I think it sounds cool to have your Google calendar on your fridge.

eric_cc 4y ago
> The wifi fridge isn't going to hurt you. Do you have a source? Proof that it is not a security concern?
LoveMortuus 4y ago
I'd like one that would have cameras inside and would know what's inside of it, when they expire and even have an option to order the same products if they're starting to go low! Without me having to do any extra work like scanning each product or entering any data!
- joshvm 4y ago
  This was the subject of a Silicon Valley skit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcXu4_K1tMQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcXu4_K1tMQ This approach is used commercially. Our office is in a co-working space and we have a smart fridge in the kitchen. I should point out we also have a normal shared fridge, but this is like a fancy vending machine. You unlock with an app, take what you want and all the items have an RFID tag, so the system knows what you took and charges you. I assume the workspace managers also get stock alerts. The other end of this is hotel minibars which detect what you take, I guess also using RFID. I know Marriott use these (Berlin for example) to stop people swapping out wine for water or juice. Fun fact, this happened to a friend of mine in managed isolation. The hotel had taken all the booze from the rooms, since alcohol was rationed. You had to order it from room service and they'd leave it outside your door. They swapped it for free, but they weren't surprised. It seems like it happened a lot, but being told at check-in that you can't touch the fridge without risking it charging you seems like penny pinching when you're charging 150+ EUR per night.
  - LoveMortuus 4y ago
    That's pretty cool, but from what I understand products usually don't come with RFID, thus you'd have to be the one to stick them onto the carton of milk and all the stuff. I'd like one that, I guess, uses computer vision to see what is what and use that data to track everything.
epolanski 4y ago
Yeah, I thought the same about smart tvs, then I have been showered in ads, despite me never logging on any service, those adds were terrifyingly accurate. Have turned off wifi from my device and never turned it on again.

eric_cc 4y ago

> The wifi fridge isn't going to hurt you. Do you have a source? Proof that it is not a security concern?

LoveMortuus 4y ago

I'd like one that would have cameras inside and would know what's inside of it, when they expire and even have an option to order the same products if they're starting to go low! Without me having to do any extra work like scanning each product or entering any data!

joshvm 4y ago
This was the subject of a Silicon Valley skit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcXu4_K1tMQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcXu4_K1tMQ This approach is used commercially. Our office is in a co-working space and we have a smart fridge in the kitchen. I should point out we also have a normal shared fridge, but this is like a fancy vending machine. You unlock with an app, take what you want and all the items have an RFID tag, so the system knows what you took and charges you. I assume the workspace managers also get stock alerts. The other end of this is hotel minibars which detect what you take, I guess also using RFID. I know Marriott use these (Berlin for example) to stop people swapping out wine for water or juice. Fun fact, this happened to a friend of mine in managed isolation. The hotel had taken all the booze from the rooms, since alcohol was rationed. You had to order it from room service and they'd leave it outside your door. They swapped it for free, but they weren't surprised. It seems like it happened a lot, but being told at check-in that you can't touch the fridge without risking it charging you seems like penny pinching when you're charging 150+ EUR per night.
- LoveMortuus 4y ago
  That's pretty cool, but from what I understand products usually don't come with RFID, thus you'd have to be the one to stick them onto the carton of milk and all the stuff. I'd like one that, I guess, uses computer vision to see what is what and use that data to track everything.

epolanski 4y ago

Yeah, I thought the same about smart tvs, then I have been showered in ads, despite me never logging on any service, those adds were terrifyingly accurate. Have turned off wifi from my device and never turned it on again.