Nov 9, 2025 02:16 AM
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Samsung makes ads on $3,499 smart fridges official with upcoming software update
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/10/...re-update/
EXCERRPTS: . . . Samsung made the practice of having its expensive smart fridges display ads official this week.
The ads will be shown on Samsung’s 2024 Family Hub smart fridges. As of this writing, Samsung’s Family Hub fridges have MSRPs ranging from $1,899 to $3,499. The ads will arrive through a software update that Samsung will start issuing this month and display on the fridge’s integrated 21.5- or 32-inch (depending on the model) screen. The ads will show when the fridges are idle and display what Samsung calls Cover Screens.
[...] Samsung also said that its fridges will only show contextualized ads, instead of personalized ads, which rely on collecting data on users.
The Verge reported that the widget will appear as a rectangular box at the bottom of the screens. The box will change what it displays “every 10 seconds,” the publication said... (MORE - missing details)
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/10/...re-update/
EXCERRPTS: . . . Samsung made the practice of having its expensive smart fridges display ads official this week.
The ads will be shown on Samsung’s 2024 Family Hub smart fridges. As of this writing, Samsung’s Family Hub fridges have MSRPs ranging from $1,899 to $3,499. The ads will arrive through a software update that Samsung will start issuing this month and display on the fridge’s integrated 21.5- or 32-inch (depending on the model) screen. The ads will show when the fridges are idle and display what Samsung calls Cover Screens.
[...] Samsung also said that its fridges will only show contextualized ads, instead of personalized ads, which rely on collecting data on users.
The Verge reported that the widget will appear as a rectangular box at the bottom of the screens. The box will change what it displays “every 10 seconds,” the publication said... (MORE - missing details)