Do I Really Have to Accept Smart Fridges? An empirical study

Smart fridges have not taken off as rapidly as their creators would have wished. This raises questions about user attitudes towards the smart fridge. A small-scale empirical study, comprising 17 individual semi-structured interviews, results in identification key factors influencing user acceptance of the smart fridge. This leads to a new smart fridge acceptance model (SFAM). The SFAM modifies the well- known Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) by adding social influence, technology anxiety and cost to the factors included in the original Technology Acceptance Model. The findings indicate that participants are willing to use such an innovation if it already exists.

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