Smart Fridge A Sign Of Next Gen Homes
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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Smartphones and smart televisions are everywhere but in the near future, your family may be gathering around a different screen.
"This time it's going to be on your refrigerator instead of the palm of your hand," said David Katzmaier with CNET.com.
At the consumer and electronics show, also known as CES 2016, in Las Vegas, Samsung showed off its latest refrigerator with a 21-and-a-half inch touchscreen. In addition to being able to control your lights, play streaming music and even order groceries, it has cameras inside.
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"Every single time you close the door, it takes a picture of what's in your refrigerator. You can view it remotely on your phone. So for instance, if you're at the grocery store, and you wonder if you have milk, you can look on your phone and see a picture of the refrigerator as it is right now and decide if you need to buy milk or not," said Justin Reinke with Samsung.
To see inside LG's signature refrigerator without opening the door, all you have to do is knock. And when you do want to open it, you can do it without your hands.
"All you have to do is put your foot in front of that and it will automatically open the door for you," said Reinke.
Whirlpool's smart refrigerator has a party mode that you can set with an app. It programs the fridge to make more ice and chill things faster.
It's not just your kitchen that's getting more high-tech. LG and start-up Marathon have developed smart two-in-one washer dryers and you can skip some trips to the dry cleaners.
"Basically it will shake 220 times in a minute in conjunction with using a very powerful true steam generator," said Benay Jones with LG.
The LG Styler shakes out the wrinkles while steaming your clothes.
"Excited to find out how more traditional manufacturers are going to find ways for appliances and for other pieces of technology in your house to talk to each other and work effectively without you," said Lindsey Turrentine with CNET.com.
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