The very first smart refrigerator to hit the United States market was from the mega brand Whirlpool. The smart refrigerators are of most modern kinds and have the latest technologies installed in them in order to provide the customers the most convenient experience. These units are superior in terms of design and performance along with the energy saving ability that they possess. Samsung and LG are also known for offering great innovation in their versions of smart refrigerators. The home appliance is termed ‘smart’ on the basis of the fact that they have an intelligence factor installed within them. They possess the ability to make decisions in certain situations which makes them ‘smart’.
Design
The units are known for their smooth surface. Stainless steel finish is a common feature amongst these. The handles are made of the same stunning and durable material.
Control Panel
The control panels provided on the exterior blend in superbly with the stainless steel finish. These control panels are blank when they are not being used and hence offer energy saving to the consumer. The control panel consists of the following features:
- LED screen
- Smart grid selector
- Bright colored options such as blue
- Easy to read controls that enhance the overall design
Remote Control
Smart refrigerators allow users with the ability to control their units remotely using a smart phone application that serves as an automatic remote for their extremely advanced appliance.
Wi-Fi
These units have the amazing feature of working through the internet. The smart phone application also operates the fridge only when it is connected to the internet. The internet facility allows the appliance to work in accordance with the real time prices of energy usage. This process lowers the energy consumption and leads to saving of money in the long term.
Sixth Sense Live
The sixth sense live option is offered by Whirlpool smart refrigerators. This is one of the latest advancement in technology related to such products. This particular kind of functionality allows the appliance to maintain the process of energy conservation. The energy is conserved by processing freezing cycles along with the defrost option in the times when energy is low in demand. This is only not followed when the energy consumption is an absolute necessity for the appliance. This particular functionality is responsible for enabling the following modern features for the user:
- Receiving alerts on their iPhone. These alerts are not supported by other operating software as of now. These alerts are extremely helpful for the user as they alarm the user of an opened door or power cut down.
- Temperature can be controlled using the smart phone remotely when the user is on vacation or just away from the appliance.
Innovative self filling water pitcher
Samusng is known for its contribution in terms of advancement in technology and bringing in innovative features to ease user experience. The best refrigerator of such kind can have self filling water pitcher attached to them. These are extremely useful and save a lot of time for the user making the usage a simple and convenient one.
Food and Recipe Storage
The smart units provided by LG allow users to list down the food items being stored in it. The list is stored on the control panel using the icons provided. Moreover grocery receipts that are scanned by the smart phone allow the unit to download the list of food items automatically. The input of food items can also be scanned using bar codes provided.
Voice Recognition
The control panels can now be controlled using voice recognition feature provided in brands such as LG.
