> If you run low on something you buy frequently, the fridge would notify you and make it easier to order more from Whole Foods or Amazon Fresh, which could give the company’s grocery division a boost.<p>Just what we need, appliances helping their manufacturers muscle out independent groceries and take over a new market. And this is treated as normal - the article doesn't even point out that maybe, fridges should serve their owners first, and not be used as beachhead for Amazon to take over yet another market.
Oh the smart fridge - once we have sufficiently boring eating habits this will be a boon.<p>Next up: The always prefilled fridge, just buy what you eat (we’ll make sure to stock it with successively more addictive items based on our recommendation engine)
Stuff like this always reminds of this legendary scene from HBO's Silicon Valley: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3pYZwol6Dc" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3pYZwol6Dc</a>