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Re:LG signals plan to put Wi-Fi in every appliance it releas... by codingdave on Saturday January 07, 2017 @10:56AM (#13344696)
> Alexa isn't an inherently bad fit for a refrigerator

I think people are forgetting the purpose of a fridge. People already store food that doesn't need to be kept cool. They already throw out food based on dates stamped on packaging, not condition of the food. And they keep spoiled food in the back, forgotten. The fridge is a terribly mis-used kitchen device. So unless Alexa somehow develops a way to interact biologically with the contents, I do not see it as a good functional fit for that device.

Re:LG signals plan to put Wi-Fi in every appliance it releas... by dictum on Saturday January 07, 2017 @11:19AM (#13344829)
> So unless Alexa somehow develops a way to interact biologically with the contents

This pipe dream overlaps with something I've wanted since I became a reluctant bodybuilder: an appliance to measure the macronutrients of a meal, or at least a viable, reasonably priced calorimeter.