LG is going Smart Grid mad at CES 2011. The firm has announced a slew of cool connected home appliances and we’ve got the skinny on them. The new kit will be enabled with LG THINQ tech which includes Smart Grid, Smart Diagnosis, Smart Access, Smart Adapt and Food Management features. Not sure what all those terms mean? Read on to find out about LG’s plans for the home of the future or, at least, this year’s version of the home of the future…
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Read that headline again. Bonkers, isn’t it? But that’s what Panasonic’s promising from its first ever washing machine: a clothes-cleaner that’ll recognise what you’ve got inside it, and spin it “in 3D.”
It’s Energy Saving Week. So turn off that air con, dim those lights and celebrate your newfound eco-ness.
LG has just released a limited edition version of its greenest Steam Direct Drive washing machine to underline its diligent duty to the planet, and we’ve got one of only five in the world to give away!
The Wi-Fi enabled iBasket is a laundry bin, washing machine and tumble drier all in one, but it’s much cleverer than that – it’ll start washing when it senses the drum is full and then send you a text or email when the load is done!
To showcase its new ‘eco-chic’ line, LG commissioned designer NellyRodi to bling up its latest planet-friendly 9kg Steam Direct washing machine at the Maison et Object show in Paris. It looks like a giant disco ball!
If you thought the Made For iPod fridge was a novel idea, how about the iGorenje washing machine and oven that can be controlled remotely from your iPod? Thanks to a piece of free software, your iPod Touch or iPhone could be a remote control for your kitchen.
Forget everything you thought you knew about washing machines. The perfectly round Sfera is a little bathroom bound device that spins your undies clean on its own wall-mounted plumbing, while its wastewater flushes the loo.
The stainless steel L84950 is the Rolls Royce of washing machines from the kitchen appliance kingpin. At 49db it’s also the quietest and with an A+ energy rating, it’s among the greenest too.