If it is not bad enough that we have fridges that you can order groceries from the door of or they can do it automatically we now have direct to fridge food delivery on the way.
In what could be viewed as another idea for lazy people a Swedish start up company called Glue wants to have you install a funky smart door lock, order up your grub online then have some stranger enter your home and restock the fridge.
The lock is attached over the keyhole on the inside of the front door sends a notification when the door is opened and again when it is relocked as per the video shown below. We imagine this is to offer some reassurance on the safety of the system.
Now, call us old fashioned but, we can see a few people having a some issues with this whole idea over security.
But the new company has managed to raise $3m (£2.1m) from a former Tesla executive and the owner of Angry Birds so there’s some people that think this is a good idea and are willing to throw some money at it. Other investors include the founders, employees and venture capital firm Alfvén & Didrikson, bringing the total amount raised to $6.5m (£4.2m).
The whole system is currently on trial with Swedish supermarket chain ICA and PostNord to deliver groceries directly into fridges while nobody is home.
“Not only does this partnership take delivery services to the next level, it ‘unlocks’ the force of the on-demand economy and encourages people to think differently when it comes to opening up their homes for services that make everyday life easier,” said Glue chief executive Carl Johan Grandinson, who co-founded the company with former Facebook executive and Just Eat director Diego Oliva.
It has also been reported that the Glue lock could also be used to let emergency responders into a home, unlock a door for a resident who has lost their keys or grant access for a short-term rental.
We can’t help but wonder how long it will be before the usual Korean suspects jump aboard the bandwagon with their smart fridge freezers and do a deal to order and deliver food directly into your home.
Whether enough people will put up with the idea of handing out access to their house to total strangers, only time will tell.
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