Samsung Electronics will participate in ‘CES 2023’, the world’s largest IT and home appliance exhibition, opening in Las Vegas, USA on January 5 (local time) and unveil its new product ‘Bespoke refrigerator Family Hub Plus’ equipped with a large touch screen. revealed.
Family Hub, first launched by Samsung Electronics in 2016, combines artificial intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) technology with refrigerators to provide services related to entertainment, family communication, cooking, and smart home. Samsung Electronics recently announced that it has applied a 32-inch FHD-level touch screen to its new product, reflecting consumers’ high preference for large screens, with a screen area that is more than double the size of the existing 21.5-inch screen.
The new Family Hub product has been upgraded to use the ‘Samsung TV Plus’ service, which allows users to watch over 190 American and 80 Korean TV channels for free, in PIP (Picture in Picture) mode. You can increase the usability of the large screen through multitasking, such as searching for recipes while watching a music channel or controlling home appliances while watching a news channel.
Additionally, the 32-inch screen installed in this new product is optimized for vertical format videos provided by major social media platforms such as YouTube. Through this, content tailored to consumers’ tastes and lifestyles, such as recipe videos from the Smart Things cooking service and art works from the ‘Bespoke Atelier’ app, can be enjoyed vividly on the 32-inch screen, further expanding entertainment functions.
Not only can you monitor and control multiple devices connected to SmartThings at a glance through the Big Widget, but you can also intuitively use the six major ‘SmartThings Home Life’ services (Energy, Cooking, Air Care, Home Care, Pet Care, and Clothing Care). It can be used as In particular, with the built-in SmartThings Hub, lights, blinds, switches, motion sensors, and door opening sensors from various manufacturers can be controlled using the Family Hub, allowing the refrigerator to be used as a home IoT hub.
The new Bespoke refrigerator Family Hub can be linked to the ‘Google Photos’ cloud in addition to the existing ‘One Drive’. This provides a more welcoming shared experience. Google Photos users can download mobile Google Photos photos to Family Hub or share them on mobile devices through Google Photos created in Family Hub, without restrictions on device type.
In addition, in the United States, the ‘Amazon Your Essentials’ service has been added, allowing you to conveniently check frequently purchased products by setting them to be exposed on a home screen widget and purchase them with just one click.
Junhwa Lee, Vice President of Samsung Electronics’ Home Appliance Division, said, “Samsung Electronics’ newly introduced Bespoke Refrigerator Family Hub provides a significantly expanded experience as does the larger screen.” He added, “Family Hub will continue to adapt to the changing usage patterns and lifestyles of consumers. “We will lead the innovation and evolution of refrigerators by reflecting trends,” he said.
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