With technological advancements in the
field of electronics, many household appliances have gone high-tech.
Whether in terms of design, features, or
functionality, the market of household appliances has witnessed the launch of
energy and task efficient products in the last decade. There has, in fact, been
a proliferation of smart appliances like smart washing machines, smart
microwave ovens, and smart air conditioners.
Beyond technology, this growth in the
appliances market has been attributed to the rise in disposable income and
increased obsolesces of products.
Already, consumer electronics giant LG
plans to introduce products based on Internet of Things (IoT) technology in the
home appliances segment by early next year. Currently, the company is in talks
with several mobile network service operators to form a partnership to roll out
IoT-based products.
By partnering with telcos, LG is looking
to address the requirement for a network provider to connect with different
appliances in a household. The appliances will be equipped with features such
as LG HomeChat and SmartThinQ that enable consumers to control and operate home
appliances through smartphones.
During the tech trade show in Las Vegas
earlier on this year, LG displayed its range of digital home appliances
including the Robot vacuum cleaners that can weave around a nest of wires, the
smart air conditioners with LG’s DeepThinq technology that focus on
energy-efficient cooling by tracking where your family is in the home and
focusing the cooling on those areas.
The Hub Robot is viewed as a user centric
and convenient servant. It can play your music, monitor your home energy, and
keep tabs on your home’s security. LG also has a mowing robot and a guide robot
for airports
The company also teamed up with Amazon to
integrate Alexa voice technologies into LG’s products such as the InstaView
refrigerator that comes with the WebOS operating system that enables one to look
up recipes and stream videos on the refrigerator’s 29-inch touchscreen display.
Basically, you can peek inside the refrigerator without opening the door with
the InstaView function. And it can order your groceries for you.
Currently, all the appliances being
produced by LG have built-in Wi-Fi connectivity ensuring that all the the future platforms will be compatible.
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