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kiknkorea
Joined: 16 May 2008
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 Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 2:43 am Post subject: Samsung unveils fridge with built-in Internet |
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Seems a bit cumbersome to me, but I'm not the target demographic either!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100304/tc_afp/lifestyleskoreaelectronicssamsungfreezer
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SEOUL (AFP) � South Korea's Samsung Electronics Thursday unveiled a hi-tech alternative to the fridge magnet -- a refrigerator with Internet access that can display family photos or recipes on a screen.
The door of the "Zipel e-Diary" features a 10-inch (25 cm) touch screen equipped with locally developed wi-fi software, allowing users to monitor Internet news and weather and store or display pictures and data.
It also can send and receive pictures from mobile phones.
The Zipel e-Diary, priced at 2.49 million won (2,174 US dollars), targets domestic consumers and Samsung has no immediate plan to sell it abroad. |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:59 am Post subject: |
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I could've sworn I read about that fridge like 2-3 years ago on Wired or some other Tech magazine. I guess it finally came to market.
A "smart" fridge would be a great thing. I think it would be convenient to keep a grocery list on the screen in the fridge door, and then be able to access the list through the internet while you are shopping.
Or, being able to catalog items in your fridge, and having your fridge keep track of the time the food is good. Let it remind you that the casserole you made last week should be eaten today or thrown out.
Give it a speaker and let it stream music/video wirelessly from your desktop.
Hell, put cameras inside the fridge so you can check what's in there without opening the door, wasting energy.
Ah... appliances of the future.... |
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