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Samsung's Latest Smart Fridge Has Cameras and a Huge Display (engadget.com)

Posted by samzenpus on from the take-a-look-inside dept.

anderzole writes with news about Samsung's latest and greatest refrigerator unveiled at CES. Engadget reports: "One of the highlights of CES is always the wacky new appliance tech (and associated bickering) from Samsung and LG. This year looks to be no exception thanks to a new 'Family Hub' refrigerator from Samsung. The imposing-looking model is equipped with a 21.5-inch, 1080p monitor and cameras inside so that you can watch your mayonnaise go bad in real time. You can even check the contents remotely via a smartphone app to see what's in there while you're shopping, in case you forgot whether you need that jar of sweet pickles or not."

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  1. Why not a simpler solution? by ChromeAeonium · · Score: 3, Interesting

    For years I've been wanting something that would enable me to see inside my refrigerator without opening the door and wasting electricity. I always kinda figured the solution would involve a thick glass door and a light switch though. This is cool and all, I guess, but I'd rather have something simpler, with less things to go wrong and break down, and if my last fridge is any indication, that's kinda an issue.

    Also, here's the link that was omitted.

  2. Energy usage by nitehawk214 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    So, when does adding all these camera features cost more electricity than simply holding the door open while you look for what you want?

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  3. Re:Wow by swb · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Re-chilling the air is trivial, it's re-chilling the mass of objects inside the fridge that's energy intensive, or at least that's how it seems to me.

    It'd be interesting to take two identical fridges with identical items inside and keep one completely closed and open the door for 30 seconds on the other once every half hour and see how much extra energy (minus the lightbulb, maybe) is consumed by the fridge with the door opened.