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The refrigerator example is only one of the oldest, simplest analogies in explaining M2M technology -- it gets across the concept of machines talking to each other, taking an action -- all without human intervention. I don't think Thoran is suggesting that intelligent fridges are going to make the world a better place!

Here is a great example of M2M in action and doing something that would be very hard to monitor otherwise:
Tracking trees: How M2M is being used to prevent deforestation in Brazil
http://gigaom.com/2013/01/17/tracking-trees-how-m2m-is-being-used-to-prevent-deforestation-in-brazil