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The Internet of Things (IoT) may have a somewhat bad rap on SN, but big companies are forging alliances and appliance manufacturers are in the mix. From GE's May 11 press release:
Canonical is collaborating with some of the world's smartest technology brands, including GE's FirstBuild, Acer, Microsoft and DataArt, to reveal a slew of new and innovative IoT devices; all built on 'Snappy' Ubuntu Core and designed to delight developers and consumers alike.
ChillHub is a refrigerator with two USB ports, Wi-Fi and an open-source iOS-compatible app:
Developed by FirstBuild community members, ChillHub is not only a refrigerator, but an open development platform designed for makers, hackers, tinkerers and developers. FirstBuild community members continue to collaborate on products and features to customize and create new uses for their refrigerators. ChillHub, an 18-cubic-foot top-freezer refrigerator, will retail for $999 and can be ordered through FirstBuild.com. Limited pre-orders will also be available at an early-bird price of $799.
Hopefully no one will keep spam in their fridge. Spotted on ZDNet.
(Score: 2) by TK on Wednesday May 13 2015, @02:10PM
Last month I visited a friend who lives in a fairly modern condo. His fridge beeps if the door is open for too long.
Last year I purchased an industrial-sized fridge for a commercial kitchen. There is a small thermometer display on the outside, and it makes a noise if the internal temperature gets too high or too low.
People have been putting notes and children's drawings on their refrigerator doors from the very second they became a household appliance.
These two problems are already solved. The mooch, not so much. Maybe face-recognition combined with a small electric shock will teach your daughter's boyfriend whose food it is.
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