THE WHATIS.COM WORD-OF-THE-DAY July 21, 2003 Internet refrigerator
________________ SPONSORED BY: Microsoft The Quick Guide to Windows Server 2003. Get the latest information on installation, new features and training. Click here! http://WhatIs.com/r/0,,16214,00.htm?microsoft ________________ TODAY'S WORD: Internet refrigerator See our complete definition with hyperlinks at http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci914545,00.html An Internet refrigerator (sometimes called a Net fridge) is a version of the familiar kitchen appliance with a built-in computer that can be connected to the Internet. The Internet refrigerator is one item in a growing product category known as Internet appliances that includes not only devices such as personal digital assistants (PDAs) and smart phones, but also Web-enabled versions of typical household appliances such as refrigerators and microwave ovens. LG Electronics' Digital Multimedia Side-By-Side Fridge Freezer with LCD Display was one of the first available products; its features include a touch screen in a 15.1-inch thin-film-transistor liquid-crystal display (TFT-LCD) and its own LAN (local area network) port. This refrigerator can keep track of what foods are stored in it and how long they've been there. There's a built-in video camera, so you can leave video memos for other household members, and a built-in digital camera, so you can take a photograph and save it to an album, post it to a Web site, or send it out to an e-mail recipient. You can also watch television, play MP3 files, or listen to the radio. Although it might seem at first an unusual combination for an appliance, there are reasons why a Web-enabled computer refrigerator is a good idea. As Frank Lee, of LG Electronics Canada (quoted in an EXN article) explains, "We have so many things going on in the kitchen. Let's put access to the Internet there. What's more important is that the refrigerator is really the only thing in the house that's on 24 hours a day, so let's have the Internet easy to access and also play a larger function than just simply e-mail." ______________________ SELECTED LINKS: LG Electronics has more information on their Internet Family pages. http://www.lginternetfamily.co.uk/fridge.asp TechTV has an article called "Bobby Flay Flogs Fridge of the Future." http://www.techtv.com/news/culture/story/0,24195,3399411,00.html The Discovery Channel's EXN has an article called "Surf the Web...from your lettuce crisper." http://www.exn.ca/Stories/2003/04/22/55.asp ______________________ RELATED TERMS: touch screen http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci214510,00.html thin-film-transistor http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci214176,00.html liquid-crystal display http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci214075,00.html MP3 http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci212600,00.html ______________________ TODAY'S TECH NEWS: PEOPLESOFT COMPLETES J.D. EDWARDS ACQUISITION This morning PeopleSoft completed its acquisition of J.D. Edwards, throwing another wrench in Oracle's takeover plans. http://searchcrm.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid11_gci915328,00.html FIX FOR CISCO FLAW WILL BE TRICKY A critical Cisco flaw found this week affects many of its products, and it could lead to denial-of-service attacks on Web sites and network access points. http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci915325,00.html A DUBIOUS FIRST FOR WINDOWS SERVER 2003 After a close call with a "moderate" security vulnerability last week, a perfect storm had hit Windows Server 2003 by the middle of this week. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci915336,00.html >> Catch up on all the latest IT news at http://searchtechtarget.techtarget.com/ ______________________ Secret Word-of-the-Day | What is it? Bob Metcalfe invented this local area network technology in 1973. Although he didn't make much money from inventing it, he made a ton of money by founding a little corporation called 3Com to sell it! >> Click for correct answer http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid7_gci212080,00.html _____________________ Quiz #5 | General IT terms Do you know how the Internet works? 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