> The sentiment here on HN is to never connect the TV to the Internet
Appallingly, this isn't enough to stop the ads. Many TVs will proactively scan for open networks and connect to them.
Appallingly, this isn't enough to stop the ads. Many TVs will proactively scan for open networks and connect to them.
I’m not about to buy a Samsung set to find out what it actually does in practice. The fridge has deep learning object classifiers and internal cameras; I assume that is a big part of its ad targeting capability.
Note that the fridge has demand response / energy use time shifting features that don’t work unless it is connected to the internet.
I thought they were to keep things cold? That requires internet?
...seriously?
...we collectively did this to ourselves. We live in the science fiction dystopian future we deserve.
They're not in the necromancy business.
Yet.
Luke … I … am your father.
And Jar-Jar? Like the Coyote. Not even the Roadrunner.
I don't understand. What extra info does it need from the internet to keep the food at the right temperature, other than just the current temperature inside the fridge?
if (Fridge is too hot) then { cool }.
That's it. You don't need internet for that.
If the TV stops working then, well you solved the problem anyway :)