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LG Threatens To Put Wi-Fi in Every Appliance it Introduces in 2017 (arstechnica.com)

Posted by msmash on from the Wi-Fi-everywhere dept.

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.

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  1. Consumers will need enterprise APs... by acoustix · · Score: 4, Interesting

    ...to handle the 40+ wireless clients in the house.

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    "A plan fiendishly clever in its intricacies"- Homer Simpson
  2. they better offer monthly upgrades by swschrad · · Score: 4, Interesting

    on account of Internet of Hacked. if I had one, I'd block it at the router.

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    if this is supposed to be a new economy, how come they still want my old fashioned money?