Google plans to bring ads to refrigerators, car dashboards, thermostats, glasses" &c

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Enduin said:
I would love Refrigerator ads. If they could scan what was in your fridge, and then tell you things you'd like based on what you eat.

Or if you're low on something like milk or OJ or eggs they could tell what supermarket had that stuff on sale.
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Yeah, smart fridges are extremely cool. I can see why a lot of people are sketchy about how automation is advancing, but I must selfishly say as a CompSci/Engineering geek I want to build this shit.
 
tfur said:
Yeah, integrated with food delivery would be nice. It would also be nice to have some stats on food content, cost and calories automatically done for you.
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I am sure it would be possible to integrate those features without requiring ads.

The only thing that should justify ads would be to subsidize the cost of appliances.
 
I don't know about you guys, but I generally don't go for "wi-fi enabled" versions of these products. I prefer to keep my attack surface as small as possible when it comes to hardware that's exposed to the Interbuttz (and therefore Google's advertising).
 
I will say that a refrigerator ad solution would actually be useful ... if we're talking about a fridge that employ a good solution to tracking inventory/expiration (which we aren't at yet).


Basically something like, "Hello blah blah blah, you're about to run out of eggs. Wegmans over on 1st and North Street currently has them on sale for $1.99". That sort of notification, coupled with an ad, is quite useful and non-invasive.





Guevara said:
Self-driving cars free up the driver to view ads! Win/Win baby
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lol true.


However the wording from the OP implied current cars.
 
Particle Physicist said:
I am sure it would be possible to integrate those features without requiring ads.
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Yeah, sure plenty would be. But what about local specials for fresh produce, or fish. Or local delivery deals? Some ads can be useful.

Hell, it could help me use those receipt coupons that they give out, that I never use. It is usually stuff I would buy, but I dont use them since they are paper and turn into junk.

In any case, its just one part of automation systems.
 
Woffls said:
Refrigerators that see I'm an alcoholic and recommend some IPAs that I might like? One button to order? Delivered to my doorstep?

I'm okay with this.
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Pretty much. Target the ads correctly and you won't even know they are ads but "perfectly timed useful suggestions".
 
This is like the plot of a modern Doctor Who episode. Namely that one with the Cybermen reappearing for the first time since classic and everyone's wearing special headphones that beam news right into your brain so every hour everyone stops at the same time to download then laughs all at once at a funny joke or something.
 
This is why I don't care for Google's self driving car much. At some point the will ram advertsiements into the experience because after all that is how they make money. Doesn't matter if the advert is distracting, you're not driving anymore! Screw that.
 
magenta said:
This is why I don't care for Google's self driving car much. At some point the will ram advertsiements into the experience because after all that is how they make money. Doesn't matter if the advert is distracting, you're not driving anymore! Screw that.
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I care for it because driving fucking sucks. I'd rather have my car display a hundred ads to me if I don't have to physically take the wheel during your average rush hour in DC.
 
My fridge has a screen. It's got an ice maker and water filter on it too. I'd watch a couple of ads for free stuff, it takes a while to fill my glass with water.
 
RPGCrazied said:
Refrigerators? Wat? My refrigerator doesn't even have a screen.
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But they can add one. Or better yet, they can make it talk to you.

"Buddha Beam? Do you realize that you're almost out of eggs? The grocery store up the street is having a sale on Egg-Land's Best Grade-A Large Eggs, only $2.00 for a dozen."
 
Don't be evil right guys?

This is the problem with a company like Google (and Facebook), we're the product. I prefer companies that are happy with just selling me a good product with a decent margin for themselves. No bullshit.
 
How would you get Ads if your fridge doesnt have a network adapter to begin with. If it did and it enabled ads, why would you hook it up to the net anyways?

Google glass I could understand but no I dont approve of Google placing their ads on everything unless they pay you a cut.
 
Oh, I see why they bought Nest and it's smoke alarm now.

It's to advertise for new home-builders while your current one is in flames.
 
MercuryLS said:
Don't be evil right guys?

This is the problem with a company like Google (and Facebook), we're the product. I prefer companies that are happy with just selling me a good product with a decent margin for themselves. No bullshit.
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...those are the companies that buy the ads. They're just as responsible for them as Google.

Meanwhile, if you hate the ads so much... don't use Google's ad-supported services. If free email and web search aren't worth some of your attention, don't engage in that financial transaction (ads for services) just as you wouldn't engage in a "no bullshit" company's transaction (money for services).

Oh, one other ad-based service you should avoid, since they're such bullshit: NeoGaf.com's forums. And most of the rest of the internet.
 
magenta said:
This is why I don't care for Google's self driving car much. At some point the will ram advertsiements into the experience because after all that is how they make money. Doesn't matter if the advert is distracting, you're not driving anymore! Screw that.
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dabig2 said:
I care for it because driving fucking sucks. I'd rather have my car display a hundred ads to me if I don't have to physically take the wheel during your average rush hour in DC.
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Moreover there have been roadside billboards for over a century. There have ads on the radio for decades. Bumper stickers, ads on trucks and commercial vehicles etc The driving experience was already full of advertising before Google started dreaming of self driving cars...
 
Phobophile said:
Shit knows your HVAC is busted and so it recommends you a contractor, replacement furnace, AC, etc.

Smart thermostats with internet connectivity are already available.
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Or when it's hot it recommends you ice cream, or maybe it will advertise some window insulators or a new jacket in the winter.
 
RPGCrazied said:
Refrigerators? Wat? My refrigerator doesn't even have a screen.
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My mom's fridge has a screen. It also has discrete climate control zones, a built-in wine rack, and the ability to tell you how many fluid ounces of water you dispense into your cup. It's pretty amazing.

Mine just displays the temperature inside and the status of its water/air filters. It does have capacitative buttons to select for water, cubed ice, or crushed ice, though.
 
Reminds me of that Black Mirror episode "15 million merits", adverts on every surface and with google glass they can even make sure you don't look away from them.
 
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The damage control begins

“Nest is being run independently from the rest of Google, with a separate management team, brand and culture,” [Nest CEO Tony Fadell] he said in an emailed statement. “For example, Nest has a paid-for business model, while Google has generally had an ads-supported business model. We have nothing against ads — after all Nest does lots of advertising. We just don’t think ads are right for the Nest user experience.”

http://recode.net/2014/05/21/nests-tony-fadell-no-ads-on-thermostats/​

Changes nothing, in my opinion.
 
I can't wait to get a sponsored ad that I shouldn't text and drive on the dashboard of my car while on a busy speedway! Thanks google!
 
Dashboards? Dashboards.

The last thing we want is people too distracted at ogling at that Victoria Secret ad and not paying attention to the road ahead
 
I'm on the side that wants to get paid to get datamined so much.

You want all my personal info Google? How about you start giving me a paycheck. 8-|
 
I cannot wait till Google doesn't let me open my fridge until I watch a 15 second Coke ad.

Edit: Beaten like a dead horse.
 
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