If the manufacturers would just state why their smart appliances are a good thing (never mind trying to get us to believe we actually need them), maybe we could stop speculating.

So far, none of the smart features seem necessary. LG fridge with a panel that allows seeing inside? Great- why not just look when grabbing food items? They say it can tag items and let the user know when they're old- how hard is it to check a fridge for something that's old?

I'm watching an LG video and all of it seems to be designed for people who are incredibly lazy. The presenter said nothing about any use for monitoring people.