These ‘smart’ fridges got a software update — then the chaos began

It knows what you are eating, it knows when you’re awake.

Those are the apparent benefits of new Samsung smart fridges, which look more like gigantic phone screens than they do refrigerators.

‘Being able to glance at what’s inside right from the screen or my phone …’

With a 32-inch display and the ability to tell homeowners what is inside their fridge, the Samsung fridges offer endless technological capabilities seldom seen in something that is simply supposed to keep food cold.

However, with a six-foot-tall smart device comes the need for internet connectivity and, of course, mandatory updates.

When users of the product went to open their smart fridges last week just before a holiday, they noticed they had suddenly lost power and stopped functioning.

South Korean outlet Star News