Samsung
showed off its Family Hub Refrigerator at CES. Using Wi-Fi wireless networks,
you can access the web, look up recipes, check on items in the fridge, note
which foods you need to reorder, and even buy things straight from the screen.
You can add notes to the daily calendar, and they’re instantly synced on phones of family members. This piece of the
Internet of Things is finally starting to get useful.
The idea
is to enrich family life using the fridge as the center of the kitchen. You can
see if you left your oven or burners on via a smartphone app. You can put your
kids’ art work on the 21.5-inch Full
HD touch screen on the right door is powered by Samsung's Tizen operating
system, or you can view the objects in the fridge from your smartphone. That’s because there are cameras in the fridge that take pictures of
what is inside the fridge every time you close the door.
Samsung was partnership with MasterCard. You can also order replacement GROCERIES easily via MasterCard. It connects consumers to stores, straight from the kitchen, via online shopping vendors such as FreshDirect, ShopRight, My Web Grocer, with more retailers promised for the future. You can access the MasterCard app from the Family Hub screen, a Samsung smartphone, or a tablet. Then you can have groceries delivered to your door.
The Family Hub also lets you access Samsung Smart Things, the platform for the Internet of Things in the home. Using the fridge, you can turn off the lights at bedtime and lock your doors. Home automation and control can be fully integrated into the hub. You can stream music or television from the Samsung TV to the Family Hub.
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