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Can't sign in to Google calendar on my Samsung refrigerator

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Re: Can't sign in to Google calendar on my Samsung refrigerator

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Post by cdubzzz »

exelius wrote: post #8
h00k wrote: post #4

"I bought the fridge so my wife could keep up with my calendar. I hope this gets fixed soon. That is a lot of wasted money if no one can use this anymore." If only there were other ways of checking or sharing an electronic calendar! The future is now.

Yeah, you WOULD kind of be better off (both financially and feature-wise) just gluing an iPad Mini to the front of the fridge...

I actually looked up the price of this fridge thinking that maybe it wouldn't be that much more than a mini... $3,600 for the current revision of that model, haha.

http://www.samsung.com/us/appliances/refrigerators/RF28HMELB...

Re: Can't sign in to Google calendar on my Samsung refrigerator

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Post by justinsaccount »

exelius wrote: post #8
h00k wrote: post #4

"I bought the fridge so my wife could keep up with my calendar. I hope this gets fixed soon. That is a lot of wasted money if no one can use this anymore." If only there were other ways of checking or sharing an electronic calendar! The future is now.

Yeah, you WOULD kind of be better off (both financially and feature-wise) just gluing an iPad Mini to the front of the fridge...

No, you would be better off financially to not waste your money on the iPad.

iPad mini: $399

kindle fire: $49.99

Re: Can't sign in to Google calendar on my Samsung refrigerator

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Post by makecheck »

I remember seeing a commercial for those things where they drafted the Top Chef brothers, and even in the commercial it looked extremely awkward to use. "Oh, let's just look up something...(walk over...bend down...glance at screen...slowly punch things in...)."

Even if it were the best thing ever, I know technology and I know that fridges last years longer than any gadget ever has. Any choice of touchscreen, OS or even network connection technology would probably be a "bad idea" in 5-10 years.

Re: Can't sign in to Google calendar on my Samsung refrigerator

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Post by JustSomeNobody »

vvpan wrote: post #9

I have a feeling that internet of things is going to be a disaster...

I can guarantee it will be.

Too much is proprietary. We need open and free protocols. I don't want to live in a world where I have to buy all my appliances and devices from the same manufacturer.

Re: Can't sign in to Google calendar on my Samsung refrigerator

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Post by wklauss »

This is actually a very good example to have around every time we go into the IoT discussions. We need new interaction models and new platforms that solve the issue with updating several things in the house. I have 6 or 7 devices that I now update frequently (computer, tablet, phone, set top box, watch,..) and it's starting to be a really annoying and time consuming process. Soon I'll have to add my car and who knows what else.

Re: Can't sign in to Google calendar on my Samsung refrigerator

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Post by mordocai »

jacquesm wrote: post #18
sliverstorm wrote: post #5

Well, at least a calendar is fitting for a refrigerator, as opposed to a twitter client or whatever.

Why? (not that I would endorse a twitter client, I just don't see the use case for having your fridge be 'calendar enabled')

In a lot of families the kitchen is a place where everyone goes throughout the day. It is quite common to have a paper calendar in the kitchen with appts written on it, this allows you to do the same with a google calendar.

Of course, sharing the google calendar with everyone + having the app on their phones is probably better.

Re: Can't sign in to Google calendar on my Samsung refrigerator

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Post by VMG »

Ubik, 1969

> “From the drawer beside the sink Joe Chip got a stainless steel knife; with it he began systematically to unscrew the bolt assembly of his apt's money-gulping door.

> "I'll sue you," the door said as the first screw fell out. Joe Chip said, "I've never been sued by a door. But I guess I can live through it.”

Re: Can't sign in to Google calendar on my Samsung refrigerator

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Post by tgb »

jacquesm wrote: post #18
sliverstorm wrote: post #5

Well, at least a calendar is fitting for a refrigerator, as opposed to a twitter client or whatever.

Why? (not that I would endorse a twitter client, I just don't see the use case for having your fridge be 'calendar enabled')

Calendars are a classic thing to stick to a fridge by magnets.

Re: Can't sign in to Google calendar on my Samsung refrigerator

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Post by dasboth »

gjkood wrote: post #13

I believe we need to measure ourselves on how close we are to the imaginings of the The Jetsons[1]. Do we need to create a universal standard to measure how close/far we are to/from The Jetsons? [1]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jetsons

The fact that you have to explain a reference to The Jetsons with a Wikipedia link makes me feel old.
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