Update introduces two ways for the fridges to show ads.

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Samsung officially introduces advertisements to its Family Hub smart refrigerators (priced $1,899-$3,499) through a software update rolling out this month. The ads will display on the fridge's 21.5- or 32-inch screens when idle, appearing in a widget that rotates content every 10 seconds alongside weather, news, and calendar information. Samsung states the ads will be contextualized rather than personalized, avoiding user data collection. The update also introduces a Daily Board theme featuring five information tiles and one ad tile.

Samsung makes ads on $3,499 smart fridges official with upcoming software update

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Imagine spending that much money just to have adverts play all day long. I’d be angry that’s for sure. I love how these companies always use the words “contextualized” and “personalized” as if that’s a good thing. Come on

This is sickness. This is hate.
Long live Louis Rossmann.

This shows how the Cyberpunk dystopia is creeping into real life — everyday tech turning into tools for data exploitation and profit.

I have been looking to upgrade my 10 year old t.v. soon and it looks like Samsung has been removed from the options on my list.

Pretty unbelievable. I had to look at my cal to check if it’s about 1st of April