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  • talT tal

    They do have a screen and Internet connectivity, but I don’t think that ATMs are actually a great route (unless they force people to stop and wait to get their money, which I don’t think will fly and will cut into capacity). There isn’t much eyeball time on them. The reason a car or a refrigerator works is because you’re likely to be around it a lot.

    I will say that the rise of gas pumps at gas stations that play back advertisements is pretty obnoxious, though.

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    • A aesthelete@lemmy.world

      Why would your refrigerator have a screen?

      Why would you buy such a refrigerator?

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      callmeanai@lemmy.world
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      #59

      Family calendar is the big one. I also watch YouTube and sports while cooking.

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      • V ViatorOmnium

        Shopping list, digital post it notes, etc.

        People have been sticking important things into fridge doors since there are fridges.

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        helpimtrappedonline@lemmy.world
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        Magnetic whiteboard

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        • B buckrogers@lemmy.ml

          You carry a phone that supports these features in your pocket. Fridges don’t need screens imho

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          callmeanai@lemmy.world
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          Blah blah blah, I don’t like the form factor so it’s unneeded. You people are insufferable.

          Guess what, it is easier to look directly forward on an always on screen that’s going to have a common display like a family calendar of events for that day while I’m preparing my family for the day. I don’t have to find and unlock my phone, I don’t have to wash my hands and open up a calendar app. It’s right there, front and center, where it needs to be for the task.

          Not everyone has their reflection burned into the screen holding them all day. Some people actually leave them in other rooms!

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          • Midnight WolfW Midnight Wolf

            “because I’m a dumbass”

            “because I’m a dumbass”

            –dumbass

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            callmeanai@lemmy.world
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            You ever think you’re just not creative and alone?

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            • S schizoidman@lemmy.zip

              Samsung is rolling out an update to its refrigerators with displays that will enable them to show advertisements.

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              slickgoat@lemmy.world
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              Only if you buy one.

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              • P pancakescantkillme@lemmy.world

                I recall the hype was to keep track of groceries or some such gimmick. I feel it to be unnecessary tech. How convenient that it shows ads. In any case, do not buy a Samsung appliance. They are total shite and will break down on you. Fridges, washing machines, dishwashers. All garbage. The televisions are fine.

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                broadfern@lemmy.world
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                #64

                Their TVs suck too. The remotes barely respond and they’re bogged down with ad-riddled garbage to the point I had to set up a parental lock just so I wasn’t force-fed trashy, outdated reality TV at 300 decibels when I power the damn thing on. Or worse, when the power goes out and it decides to blast at 3 AM. Unfortunately I didn’t make the choice to buy this thing.

                Their phones are also locked down proprietary horse arse. I don’t understand the people who repeatedly pick the brand, but oh well.

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                • S schizoidman@lemmy.zip

                  Samsung is rolling out an update to its refrigerators with displays that will enable them to show advertisements.

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                  1984@lemmy.today
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                  Im not buying anything with ads. If I have to buy a new flat screen tv, im making sure it can be used without the internet, and any ads can be removed through network ad blocking or other tricks.

                  Its never enough ads until every surface has an ad on it. Fuck the entire ad business. Making the world ugly.

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                  • P pancakescantkillme@lemmy.world

                    I recall the hype was to keep track of groceries or some such gimmick. I feel it to be unnecessary tech. How convenient that it shows ads. In any case, do not buy a Samsung appliance. They are total shite and will break down on you. Fridges, washing machines, dishwashers. All garbage. The televisions are fine.

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                    al_kaholic@lemmynsfw.com
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                    All electronics are garbage now it’s almost like they want you to buy a new one every year.

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                    • A aesthelete@lemmy.world

                      Why would your refrigerator have a screen?

                      Why would you buy such a refrigerator?

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                      savethetuahawk@lemmy.ca
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                      Why do gas pumps have screens?

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                      • V ViatorOmnium

                        Shopping list, digital post it notes, etc.

                        People have been sticking important things into fridge doors since there are fridges.

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                        savethetuahawk@lemmy.ca
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                        Because not everything important is digital.

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                        • S schizoidman@lemmy.zip

                          Samsung is rolling out an update to its refrigerators with displays that will enable them to show advertisements.

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                          siegfried@lemmy.world
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                          I’m more than ready. I’m so ready that won’t ever buy a refrigerator with an internet connection in my life

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                          • darkassassin07@lemmy.caD darkassassin07@lemmy.ca

                            Who could have possibly seen this coming…

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                            zotethemighty@lemmy.zip
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                            This was always the endgame of smart homes, creating continuous ad revenue from everything you own. It was never about consumer experience for big companies.

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                            • C callmeanai@lemmy.world

                              Family calendar is the big one. I also watch YouTube and sports while cooking.

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                              toastedravioli@midwest.social
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                              If only there was some less ridiculous or wasteful way of keeping a calendar on a fridge, like a white board or something. Its too bad in the history of fridges that there was no way to keep a calendar on it, its just impossible to

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                              • S savethetuahawk@lemmy.ca

                                Why do gas pumps have screens?

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                                smith6612@lemmy.world
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                                Especially lately. The screens used to just be for controlling the pump or letting the station show a silent ad or two for products in their convenience store. Or community ads.

                                NOW THEY BLARE RANDOM ADS AS YOU GAS UP YOUR VEHICLE.

                                It’s bliss after hours when the gas station is about to close and the ads stop. You can pump up in peace. Although when the ads crash the pump, have fun paying for gas.

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                                • S savethetuahawk@lemmy.ca

                                  Why do gas pumps have screens?

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                                  plz1
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                                  To display ads.

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                                  • broadfern@lemmy.worldB broadfern@lemmy.world

                                    Their TVs suck too. The remotes barely respond and they’re bogged down with ad-riddled garbage to the point I had to set up a parental lock just so I wasn’t force-fed trashy, outdated reality TV at 300 decibels when I power the damn thing on. Or worse, when the power goes out and it decides to blast at 3 AM. Unfortunately I didn’t make the choice to buy this thing.

                                    Their phones are also locked down proprietary horse arse. I don’t understand the people who repeatedly pick the brand, but oh well.

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                                    smith6612@lemmy.world
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                                    I believe with their phones, it is because the hardware is honestly solid compared to much of the competition. Samsung phones (ESPECIALLY during the TouchWiz days) haven’t been known for having the best software.

                                    Their TVs on the other hand, a lot of that is because they put underpowered SoCs in the TVs. Their high-end OLEDs are quite good, but that doesn’t fix the fact that Tizen is still a little clunky. Samsung LCDs on the other hand, unless you spend over $2,000 on one, tend to be junk, mostly because the backlights are too dim to accurately reproduce content except in a dark room, or because the backlights fail out too soon. You can get much better performance out of something like a TCL or Hisense for the money, as long as you have trust in those brands… being Chinese and all.

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                                    • B bosht@lemmy.world

                                      Agreed. Bought a washer/dryer set and the washer literally shit out in a year, with repairs costing as much as the purchase. Fuck them.

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                                      smith6612@lemmy.world
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                                      Samsung Washers haven’t had a great reputation. A lot of people I know still recommend purchasing something like a Kenmore or Maytag, or Speed Queen. I have an LG Washer which has been pretty solid, but, yeah… repair costs if you go through a company versus doing it yourself can be insane.

                                      My 10 year old LG Washer, to repair recently, would’ve cost around $550 for Diagnostic, Repair, and parts if I went through a service center. That is the cost of a new machine. What I needed were new suspension springs (10 years of wear & tear), and a new Sump pump as the motor housing started to leak. About $100 in parts and a half hour of time. Through the repair company, the labor would’ve been half the cost. The parts? The other half.

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                                      • S schizoidman@lemmy.zip

                                        Samsung is rolling out an update to its refrigerators with displays that will enable them to show advertisements.

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                                        ratten@lemmings.world
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                                        All the useful idiots wasting their money on this crap are getting exactly what they deserve.

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                                        • 1984@lemmy.today1 1984@lemmy.today

                                          Im not buying anything with ads. If I have to buy a new flat screen tv, im making sure it can be used without the internet, and any ads can be removed through network ad blocking or other tricks.

                                          Its never enough ads until every surface has an ad on it. Fuck the entire ad business. Making the world ugly.

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                                          ratten@lemmings.world
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                                          Advertising should be illegal.

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