Samsung’s newest appliances all come with Wi-Fi

The smart home for Samsung isn’t just limited to speakers with digital assistants and controllers for things like lights, locks, and air-cons. Samsung wants to make its home appliances smart, too. That’s why their newest launch in the US is the Chef Collection, which all comes with Wi-Fi connectivity. Soon, you’ll be able to control everything from your stove, cooktop, dishwasher, and refrigerator through an app on your iOS or Android device.

Some of the new products include Bluetooth-enabled range hoods that can automatically turn cooktops on and change fan speeds, Wi-Fi-enabled refrigerators with built-in cameras to see the contents in the fridge, ovens with Flex Duo to let you divide the oven cavity into different cooking zones, and a 42-inch 4-Door Flex ref with FlexZone compartments so you can chance the fridge to a freezer depending on your needs.

Source: CNET

LG to let you chat with your smart home appliances with Line

LG has announced a collaboration with messaging service Line to allow smart home appliance users to chat with the company’s upcoming models. The Korean tech company calls it a Natural Language Processing feature and it integrates LG’s HomeChat service with Line to let users send commands to compatible appliances.

It currently only works in Korean and English and will let you message the next-gen LG refrigerator, washing machine, HOM-BOT SQUARE vacuum cleaner, and smart oven. You can send messages like “I’m going on vacation” and your appliance will reply, “Should I convert to vacation mode?” And when you affirm this, it will turn your ref’s power saving mode on; have your vacuum cleaner sweep the floors at a specified time; and even set the washing machine’s spin cycle.