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LG Electronics (LG) has introduced a new type of refrigerator, called Smart InstaView, which is built-in with a number of practical features provided by Amazon's Alexa voice service and powered by the company's own webOS platform.
Unveiled at CES 2017, LG's new Door-in-Door refrigerator features a 29-inch LCD touchscreen that, thanks to its InstaView feature, becomes instantly transparent with just two taps of the screen and allows users to look inside the refrigerator without opening the door. Now with webOS, consumers can also explore a host of WiFi-enabled features directly in the refrigerator, creating an optimized and powerful food management system, all housed directly on the front of the refrigerator door.
For its part, Alexa's service offers users access to a smart personal assistant that, in addition to searching for recipes, can play music, place Prime-eligible orders from Amazon.com including groceries, add items to a shopping list and more. With more than 6,000 skills available, Alexa can also control the smart home, request car service, set kitchen timers, and check the weather just by using her voice.
In addition to the services provided by Amazon, the LG Smart InstaView refrigerator offers a variety of other features that enhance comfort. The smart label menu allows users to add labels on the screen to indicate which foods are stored, as well as the ability to enter the expiration date of each item, so the refrigerator can issue reminders when food nears expiration. Family members can set up memos with each other and create to-do lists that are displayed on the screen. To check inside the refrigerator remotely, a 2.0-megapixel super panoramic camera captures images of the interior from a variety of different angles that are accessible via smartphones.
