"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."
"As part of the Family Hub software update, we are piloting a new widget for select Cover Screens themes of Family Hub refrigerators. The widget will display useful day-to-day information such as news, calendar and weather forecasts, along with curated advertisements. Samsung also said that its fridges will only show contextualized ads, instead of personalized ads, which rely on collecting data on users."
"The software update will also introduce "a Daily Board theme that offers a new way to see useful information at a glance," Samsung said. The Verge reported that this feature will also include ads, something that Samsung's announcement neglected to state. The Daily Board theme will show five tiles with information such as appointments and the weather, and one with ads."
Samsung will add advertisements to its 2024 Family Hub smart refrigerators through a software update starting this month. The ads will appear on the fridges' integrated 21.5- or 32-inch screens when the devices are idle as Cover Screens. A new widget for select Cover Screen themes will display news, calendar entries, weather forecasts and curated advertisements in a rectangular box that updates every 10 seconds. Ads will be contextualized rather than personalized. A Daily Board theme will include five informational tiles and one tile reserved for ads. Family Hub MSRPs range from $1,899 to $3,499.
Read at Ars Technica
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