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Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges (arstechnica.com)
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Some Samsung smart fridges stopped working on Tuesday due to a firmware update.

Korean outlets were the first to report the problems, which affect Samsung’s Bespoke AI line of fridges. Star News Korea, per a Google-provided translation, said that most of the affected devices were four-door fridges from 2024 or later.

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[–] 6 points 6 days ago (15 children)

for one, beeping after you leave the door open for 30 seconds. considering the longevity of a fridge, adding a microcontroller that does that is more environmentally friendly.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 days ago (14 children)

    I think you don’t need microcontroller for that?

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  • [–] 7 points 6 days ago (4 children)

    Microcontrollers are cheaper then analog clocks

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  • [–] 1 point 5 days ago (2 children)

    A 555 is $0.05

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  • [–] 1 point 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 child)

    A NE555 runs out of sync very fast, so it is not that usable as a clock long term. If you want that you would need further components you don't need for a paduk MCU which is like 3 cents

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  • [–] 2 points 6 days ago (8 children)

    i think you do, for the counting and beeping.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 days ago (7 children)

    No I don’t. I can use common door switch and a time relay for that, which triggers buzzer. It cost a lot more than microcontroller, but you can do it.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 days ago (5 children)

    and why'd you do that when you can save money and get a microcontroller instead?

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  • [–] -1 points 5 days ago (3 children)

    That wasn’t the point. You said it cannot be done without microcontroller and I told you it can be done.

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