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"The refrigerator is dead": Samsung's AI fridges shut down after update, causes outrage
(www.notebookcheck.net)
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The refrigerators are truly terrible.
All their other appliances are perfectly fine. Just don't connect them to the internet. In fact, don't connect any of your appliances to the internet. Ever.
I had a client who bought a house with a Whirlpool double oven that connected to the internet, and it locked itself out because it thought the oven had been stolen.
I had to replace the control panel. It cost $1,100.
Is there some sort of epidemic of people stealing double ovens from homes? Why does a double oven need a touchscreen and a Wi-Fi connection? It even has a sensor for the ambient temperature in the kitchen.
An oven is supposed to do one thing: heat your food. That's it. It shouldn't be able to prepare your teenager for the SATs.