Vanessa Williams touts a new fridge with apps
29.08.11
In the Dreary Ages, the only thing a refrigerator did was keep food and beverages cold. It didn't spectacle your Google calendar, you couldn't view Twitter updates from it, and you had to assign family photos and the children's artwork to it with - the horror - magnets.
Recently however, Samsung released a replica that will have technology and gadget junkies all atwitter. The Samsung LCD refrigerator with apps (About $3,500 for the four-door French door representation and $2,700 for the side-by-side model at Lowe's and Best Buy), includes a notepad and apps from Epicurious (for recipes), Pandora (for music) Picasa Web Albums (no more magnets), Weatherbug, AP Hearsay and the aforementioned Google Calendar.
Maytag, Whirlpool, KitchenAid and others have offered whimsical LCD refrigerators in recent years with separate temperature controls for weird compartments; displays of settings, cooking ingredient substitutions and module conversions; or liquid measuring devices. What are we, cave people?
Source: Houston Chronicle
Samsung appliances get smart with 6 new high-tech features
02.09.11
Tuned in Control allows users to control their Samsung Smart Appliances via line message when they’re away from home, while Smart Control is a built-in application that ensures Appliances can self-interpret mechanical issues and tell consumers what steps to take to workers fix problems.
For the ever-connected internet generation, Smart Apps and Hip Shopping bring internet access to the world’s first Wi-Fi connected refrigerator, available through the LCD screen. The applications include weather, radio, trill and more, and the fridge can even be monitored in real-time through Smart Apps.
“Now, consumers can probably check the weather on the freezer’s LCD screen or be a proficient chef with the help of a cooking application,” said the spokesperson. “Checking whether you are out of draw off and shopping for it can be done at once on the LCD screen of Samsung’s refrigerator.”
Finally, the Quick Grid feature allows users to monitor and authority the energy use of their appliances to help reduce energy bills.
Source: Current.com.au
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