Now, let's take one popular and heatedly discussed example from CES to sum up these stages of maturity: the smartrefrigerator.
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LG is using Sundance to launch a $100 million marketing campaign for products including plasma screens and (believe it or not) an Internetrefrigerator.
Ús de smart fridge en anglès
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Partnerships between smartfridge manufacturers and grocery retailers are conspicuous by their absence.
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Get a Samsung Family Hub smartfridge with expiration-date tracking, food lists and view inside 4.
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Introducing the world's most powerful smartfridge: A normal fridge with an iPad Pro stuck to it.
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A smartfridge will help not just by being energy efficient but by helping you reduce food waste too.
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For now, they're expensive, deterring buyers: a Japan-only Toshiba smartfridge with camera runs to about $2,800 versus less than $800 for a basic model.
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What do drones, smartfridges and wearable tech have in common?
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We take a look at two new smartfridges; one each from LG and Samsung.
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Analysts say such smartfridges are too expensive and always behind the curve in terms of the latest technology.
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Chilly Forecast for SmartFridge The Cyber Fridge, which used RFID chips to monitor food inside the refrigerator, never made it to market.