Kitchen High Tech with New Samsung Products

Refrigerators can now do a lot more than keep your food cold and keep your ice tray full. Specifically, the most exiting of the new Samsung products for the kitchen are their new refrigerators that are supported by Wi-Fi and offer 8 apps that range from social media to monitoring the weather.

The refrigerator apps are accessed using an LCD screen that measures an easy to view 8 inches, located above the exterior ice and water dispenser. Samsung has designed a handful of the apps, while the balance of them comes from familiar sites from around the web. Here is a description of the 8 apps, some of which will be put into use on a daily basis for new owners:

• Photos – This application is set up to have images uploaded directly from a Wi-Fi enabled camera or device. A slide can then be set up to run on the screen when other apps are not in use.
• Calendar – This is a logical and useful app to track appointments, game times, meetings and more while pouring the morning cup of coffee. Notes are added to the Calendar using a touch screen that pops up when the Calendar app is selected.
• Memos – Like the Calendar, having a Memos application on the fridge puts it in a convenient place where family members can see what’s needed at the store, when dinner will be served, etc. Notes are done by touch screen on this app as well.  
• Epicurious – This is a library of recipes that can be searched by either a keyword (ex. lasagna) or a list of ingredients. The ingredient search comes in very handy in situations where the refrigerator has a scattering of different food items.
• Weatherbug – This app provides current weather conditions as well as forecasts. 
• AP Newswire – This allows for news surfing while in the kitchen
• Pandora – This app doesn’t allow for customization of radio channels directly, but it can be done via a mobile device or through your desktop computer and then uploaded to the refrigerator app.
• Twitter – Like the Pandora app, the Twitter refrigerator app doesn’t allow for interaction likes posting Tweets, etc. You can log in to read ongoing threads but you’ll have to hit your smart phone to participate.

As the innovations in new Samsung products like the LCD refrigerator continue, the role of appliances will expand from that of a kitchen tool to one that facilitates connections with the family and the web. For more information, visit: http://jessupsappliances.com/index.html