Yeah but imagine how cool stuff could be if companies didn’t 100% of the time ruin their inventions
Comment on Samsung brings ads to US fridges
captainastronaut@seattlelunarsociety.org 3 weeks ago
Anyone who fell into the trap of buying a fridge with a screen in it kind of deserves this.
SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Perspectivist@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
I don’t disagree but what’s also true is that some products are already as good as they can get and no longer need innovation. I know this is a bold claim but I’d argue that my dumb fridge without screen or internet connection keeps my food just as cool as the latest smart fridge.
ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
some products are already as good as they can get and no longer need innovation
I just saw a poster for a sort-of cool fridge innovation: It has a door-in-the-door that you can open to get out commonly used things without having to open the main thing and let all the cold air out. It’s called a “Conservadoor” refrigerator.
The kicker is that I saw this on Antiques Roadshow and it’s from the 1950s.
SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
I don’t know why, but I remember seeing that somewhere, too. Fantastic idea. Ergonomic AND energy efficient. Though, I feel like adding in a mini door somewhat lowers the insulative abilities of the main door, so I’m not sure of the trade-off.
SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
I’m a big fan of “make it actually better or leave it the fuck alone”
starman2112@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I literally can’t imagine a box that makes things cold being made cooler by having a screen on it
felbane@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
“I can’t see the value in this thing for myself, therefore it’s stupid.”
Some people use a whiteboard or notepad magnetically stuck to their fridge to keep track of things: shopping lists, to-dos, notes to other members of the household. Some people stick photos to their fridge. This has been a thing since John Fridgemagnet stuck the first magnetic plastic letter to his icebox in 1968.
Putting a screen in the fridge serves a similar purpose, with the added benefit of integration with modern online calendars, remote access to the whiteboard/notepad (in case you forgot the shopping list at home), it displays a rotating slideshow of photos, and adds things like weather and news reports that you can quickly check while you’re grabbing the orange juice.
It’s not a stupid idea for the people who would use that functionality, but the product itself becomes stupid when the company starts forcing ads into the system or intentionally hobbles the software that was available af time of purchase (yes, Samsung did that too).
I’d never buy another Samsung fridge, but only because the ice maker still doesn’t work after three warranty replacements/upgrades to a “fixed” design. My family uses the screen feature all the time.
Aside: I really enjoyed your pun. 9.5/10
SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Yeah, but we do wildly inefficient stuff all the time
kevincox@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
I hear what you are saying. But our society is pretty fucked up if you “deserve” something bad because you bought a product without imaging how the manufacturer can make it worse in the future.
The owners should be able to return the product if something like this happens, no matter how long ago they bought it.
skrlet13@feddit.cl 3 weeks ago
Yes, some people think that naiveté is worse than malice or cruelty for sone reason…
mitrosus@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
Malice thieves on our naiveness.
skrlet13@feddit.cl 3 weeks ago
Indeed, but it is more just and effective to stop malice before naiveness
lemming741@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Help! My spy machine is spying on me!
cley_faye@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
We reached the point where companies do shitty things with all their digital services years ago. As long as it’s not open source, you’ll get shit “features”. And even if it is open source, it can be reverted on a whim (hello bambulab).