The internet-enabled fridge can be a really great idea for your house and in this article I will give you some tips on why you should buy one.
History of smart fridges
LG came with the first model of a smart fridge in 2000. This fridge featured a video messaging system and it was a great way to leave a message to your family when you can`t reach them. All you needed for this fridge to work was an Ethernet connection and a few thousand dollars. Although it was a great home device for its age it flopped. Other companies tried making similar concepts.
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Panasonic showed off a concept fridge in 2010 which included some analytics that could anticipate your behavior. Other fridge producers made different models with Wi-Fi connections.
This year Samsung stepped into this business with a fridge that lets you track expiration dates and which gives you the opportunity to take advantage of the food delivery services.
About refrigerators
Refrigerators and other appliances consume about 30% of your household energy. The thing is the refrigerators are far more efficient than they were in the past.In the year 1980, the typical refrigerator consumed 1278 kilowatt hours a year. Today, on average, a refrigerator consume around 598 kilowatt hours per year and spore 21.9 percent capacity.
On the other hand, people nowadays tend to buy two or more fridges. There are regions where consumers tend to keep the old fridge and this is why the consumption of energy is still pretty high.
Is a smart fridge a great idea?
You don`t really have any control over your fridge. It runs all day and all night without stopping, all year long. Imagine the possibilities of having control over the processing power and networking. It would be really great for example stop the refrigerator process and start using the defrost feature from 3 p.m to 7 p.m. Nobody will mind this fact and the best thing about this is going to be that you will not spend as much money on the utility bill.
This is a really great reason why you should consider buying a smart fridge. Your utility bill is going to be cut down and you will manage to keep some of the money.
Other great things that you can do with a smart fridge are internet related. As I stated above, you will manage to order food or even see which products are expiring soon so that you won`t need to waste anything. Another thing that you have to keep in mind is the internet connection that will be incorporated in any fridge. You will be able to do some things that you usually do on your phone or on your PC. You will be able to navigate through the web and for example find some delicious recipes to try out and see on the screen what ingredients you have in your fridge. You will also find out what you need to buy in order to cook your desired food.
Smart fridges are definitely awesome and if you can afford them, you should give it a try!
