GNU/Linux and Enlightenment Running On a Fridge 222
k-s writes "Linux, the GNU userland and Enlightenment and its foundation libraries (EFL) are known for their resource efficiency and flexibility, key components for embedded products. Today it was announced that such features led them to be used in a fridge that runs Linux and X11 with EFL. The Freescale i.MX25 based fridge by Electrolux (Frigidaire) provides the expected bits such as temperature controls and pre-set modes (vacation, party) as well as a special purpose drawer that cools your drinks and food with a beautiful UI. It also ships with handful applications for contacts, calendar, reminder, digital picture frame and even an illustrated recipe book from a famous Brazilian magazine."
Beer (Score:3, Funny)
Electrotux? (Score:5, Funny)
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its first command (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Interesting use of Linux (Score:3, Funny)
Whats a Fridge? By the sounds of the previous comments it sounds like my icebox, you know the thing that I put the big block of ice in to keep my food cold for a few weeks? Dunno about this whole fridge thing, sounds kinda flaky and unnecessary I mean you can't go wrong with an icebox can you? It's a box with a bit of ice. Nice, easy simple. And well we're on the subject you can keep your electricity and indoor plumbing, who wants to live in a house that can spontaneously catch fire or flood? Not me that's for sure.
Dialing it in (Score:4, Funny)
*ring ring*
"Yes hello?"
"Excuse me, is your fridge running?"
"Yes, it has an uptime of over 3 months now."
"..."
*click*
I think I'm doing something wrong here..
Good thing it runs enlightenment (Score:3, Funny)
If it had KDE, you'd need a 3GHz i7 and a NVidia GTX480 just to open the fridge in less than a minute.
Re:its first command (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Good thing it runs enlightenment (Score:3, Funny)
And if it was Gnome there wouldn't be a 'getting cold' functionality as it's for 'advanced users only'
*ducks*
Interesting, but... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:its first command (Score:5, Funny)
sudo make -k me a sandwich
FTFY. Must continue despite errors. Wouldn't want to not have any sandwich at all, just because you're missing the pickle.
Re:Beer (Score:3, Funny)
And it seems their beta-testers have been using the calendar function to plan interesting things:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/54577173@N04/5054479509/in/photostream/ [flickr.com]
(See top left)
Frigid (Score:4, Funny)
Nice pic of the GUI on Flickr [flickr.com]
Looks like this appliance can do more than cool your food (see top left of image)