google wants to put ads in your fridge and more

[AlexGoesHigh]

because the excessive spam found in most places aren't enough

 

Google's ad ambitious may reach further than you think. In a newly revealed letter to the SEC, the company said it could someday be serving ads on "refrigerators, car dashboards, thermostats, glasses, and watches, to name just a few possibilities," as part of a larger point about breaking out mobile ad revenue. As the definition of "mobile" expands, the company argued, it could encompass nearly any device that isn't a conventional computer.

 

The idea is particularly relevant after Google acquired Nest for $3.2 billion earlier this year, along with its next-generation thermostat and smoke detector. Together with Google Glass and the company's newly formed automotive partnerships, Google has already made inroads into most of the categories mentioned. Of course, none of those platforms are serving ads yet, but the letter suggests that advertising is still very much a part of Google's long term plans.

seriously i wouldn't buy a fridge with a screen on it in the future because of this, i mean FFS, its a fridge, i don't want to look at it with a bloody ad about yogurt every time i serve myself some, i have enough already in my phone and PC

 

Source: The Verge

[SpaceSquid]

Soon their will be ads in our underwear!

[Damikiller37]

Soon... AdBlock for your refrigerator. SERIOUSLY come on Google, I get it that you need ads for income but some things shouldn't be done and this is it. Unless it will be  subject related (food related)... but even then.

[dragosudeki]

I wouldn't mind if it had some sort of function to tell you if something is in there and if its on sale. Don't really need ads though.

[Torand]

*sees you are eating a lot of junk food*

 

"Get fit 4 less! With these easy steps to weight loss!"

 

...

 

*sees you are eating x food*

 

"Sale on x at Tesco, 2 for £2"

 

...

 

*sees you are drinking pepsi*

 

"You may also like the great cold taste of Coca-Cola!"

 

...

 

 

 

Now what would be cool, if it would just get Amazon/Tesco/ASDA/etc.. to order automatically order things I'm getting low on, then have it delivered to me in the evening after work. OR, to keep it ad related, allow it to find me the cheapest place to do my weekly shop using my patterns in what I usually fill my fridge with.

[Audio]

And where there are intrusive ads, there will be adblock ^^

[YellowDragon]

I could see this useful for those times im just aimlessly staring into the fridge looking for something to eat

[PCBjon]

Or buy a non smart fridge certain things in life are best kept simple. I.E "You have no beer left" Me -  Nooooooooooooooo!!!!

[Misanthrope]

Just as long as I don't get a "You can skip this add in x seconds" before I can open my fridge. Otherwise fuck you: I'm ad-blocking your stupid shit just like I do mostly everywhere with some noted exceptions (like linustechtips.com)

[Blade of Grass]

Actually, I could see this partially useful.

Getting low on a food item, ad pops up saying sale for X item at Y store, or automatically making you shopping lists, but showing where the sales are at the different stores (stores that pay can show that they have a sale, or something of the like).

[Sors]

Ads in cars? so that's why they are working on the self driving cars, so you can't sue them for showing ads that distract you while driving.

[Tech_Dreamer]

Great , :mellow:  now i don't have be in front of my PC to know where i can get P**** enlargment pills at 10% discount while scooping for a bowl of ice-cream.

 

 

 

 

shadow puppet

[torogitar]

now I have to watch the 30 second ad before opening the fridge.

[JAKEBAB]

The only ads i would be fine with are if they are specials on food.

[pit5000]

o boy, i can just see it now!

 

 

"Hey, a large pizza would fit in this spot perfectly! Here are local delivery services! Searches powered by Google!"

 

"Your cheese looks moldy, would you like some coupons for cheddar?"

 

"If you had thick cream, you could make creamy mashed potatoes. Would you like to search for recipes?"

 

 

 

 

would be kinda creepy don't you think?