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If these things all used Raspberry Pi compute modules, they could be reflashed with custom roms. Just loading stock Kodi would do most of what you might want put of a kitchen computer.
There’s no reason they need so much processing, something that expensive. All you need is very cheap sensors - it really needs to be from the manufacturer for power and to get a signal through the metal skin.
Minimal software, no required online services or planned obsolescence, no privacy violations or data collection, no confusion for anyone who chooses not to use it, very minimal price increase. Since I can track power consumption externally if I want, I’m not sure what you’d even want beyond temperature monitoring and alerts
It's not worth all the compromises.
But having a camera inside the fridge so you can check if you need something when you're at the store has definite utility.
While that sounds like a good idea, I can’t see that working. You’d need many cameras and even then some stuff would be hidden behind others
It's not my idea. They have them.
Obviously there's a level of stuffing your fridge where you could be wrong, but that's also bad for the actual refrigeration performance.
Yes. Knowing if the fridge door was left open would be good. It's terrible to come home and realize you've burnt out the motor and all the food is bad.