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LG Threatens To Put Wi-Fi in Every Appliance it Introduces in 2017 (arstechnica.com)
An anonymous reader shares a report: During the company's CES press conference today, LG marketing VP David VanderWaal says that "starting this year" all of LG's home appliances will feature "advanced Wi-Fi connectivity." One of the flagship appliances that will make good on this promise is the Smart Instaview Refrigerator, a webOS-powered Internet-connected fridge that among other things supports integration with Amazon's Alexa service.
...to handle the 40+ wireless clients in the house.
"A plan fiendishly clever in its intricacies"- Homer Simpson
on account of Internet of Hacked. if I had one, I'd block it at the router.
if this is supposed to be a new economy, how come they still want my old fashioned money?
What a thought. It's like a depressingly realistic outcome that eventually every. fucking. electronic device manufactured won't operate until phone-homing is set up.
Appliances will just get cheaper than ever, almost free.
Listen to this 30 second ad (and take a quiz?) to maintain operation of your refrigerator or to start the wash cycle on your laundry machine.
While I am generally in the same camp, when you look at the slick design Samsung has integrating the communications between the phone, washer/dryer, TV, and Fridge... it opens up interesting possibilities. The display showing the interior of the fridge the last time it was closed is great; the multiple cameras do a good job of sticking together the interior. It is cool that you can "keep watching the game" from the fridge, or know exactly how long the washing machine has left.
For many people, the idea that more milk arrives on your doorstep when you need it is nice as well.
I am at peace with the LAN of Things... just hate the WAN and WLAN of Things... I don't want Things to use wireless communications where I cannot unplug/filter the content reliably.