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Give me a dumb fridge with Home Assistant sensors and front door power outlets

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I don't want a smart fridge. (edit to add: a smart fridge is their apps, their vendor-lock-in, their servers, their advertisements, their paid plans.)

I want a dumb fridge with:

(1) Built-in HA-compatible temperature, humidity, and real-time power usage, with support for Matter and Zigbee

(2) USB A and USB C power outlets on top of the door so I can power whatever new technology smart display I want, to keep up with the times.

I have no interest in buying an appliance that's tied into someone else's ecosystem. And I'm not keen on committing to a bespoke display system and someone else's idea of a dashboard. But I would love to be able to smart-ify my own fridge.

For the record, I'm already doing those things the hard way.…

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