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我们需要智慧型家电吗？

while no one can deny the success of the smartphone, do we need smart appliances for our homes as well?

虽然没人能否定智慧型手机的成功，但我们家中也需要智慧型家电吗？

lg recently launched fridges, washers and cookers that can ‘chat’ with users via internet (currently available in south korea only) and samsung has already released air conditioners, fridges and washers with smart technology, but are they truly necessary? are there really any advantages to being able to see what’s in your fridge when grocery shopping as opposed to the standard grocery shopping list?

lg最近推出了能够透过网路（目前只能在南韩使用）与使用者「聊天」的冰箱、洗衣机和烤箱烤炉，而三星已经推出了配有智慧科技的冷气、冰箱和洗衣机，但是这些真的有必要吗？採买杂货的时候，跟普通的购物清单相比，能够看到自己冰箱里有什麼东西真的有什麼好处吗？

sure, starting a load of laundry before you get home and knowing what foods are about to expire can be helpful, but the manual act of having to load the washing machine yourself and enter the food information so that it can track when it is about to expire seem to create additional work for less ‘play,’ rather than actually save time or make life more efficient. it seems, at this point of development, that such luxury items are “all show and no action,” – meaning they look impressive, but don’t offer much more than remote control (along with inflated egos and price tags, of course.)

的确，在到家之前就可以开始洗衣服并能知道哪些食物快要过期狠有帮助，但是必须先用人力将衣服丢进洗衣机，并手动填入食物资讯，以便那些机器能够追踪纪录何时食物会过期，似乎增加了额外的工作、减少了「玩乐」的时间，而不是真正省下时间或是让生活更加有效率。发展到了这个地步，此种奢华单品似乎「全都中看不中用」──意思是它们看起来好像狠厉害，但功能却没比遥控器多到哪里去（当然还提供了突破天际的优越感和高贵的标价）。

if a greater level of automation were achieved, perhaps they would work better. for that to happen, however, manufacturers of goods also need to be updated to include a tagging system for tracking items. additionally, more computer technology opens the door for more specialized repairs and security issues, which could be costly.

如果达成了高度自动化，或许可能会运作的更加良好。但若要此事发生，商品的制造商也需要升级、纳入标籤系统，以追踪商品。另外，越来越多的电脑科技可能会带来更加专业的修復和更多安全问题，那或许会更為昂贵。

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