Samsung smart appliances: CES 2011

Smart appliances have been available for a while, and are meant to save consumers time and energy. Most major manufacturers are introducing even more sophisticated models, but will a "connected home" ever become mainstream? Follow all of Consumer Reports' CES coverage on our website: www.consumerreports.org/ces?EXTKEY=I93YT01&CMP=OTC-YUTBE

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[Nugburner420]

just seems like the more stuff they add to devices just adds a higher % of something failing.

of all the houses i wired, i only had one house that wanted smart home technology. It sure as hell isn't cheap and its 10x the work. Solar power seems to be the first step in having more efficient homes but still costs more then people want to spend with our not so great economy. Also takes a long period of time before it pays for itself.

[EmptyMellon]

We end up using more energy to "save more energy", with all these gadgets, but cool never the less.

[hisam1979]

If i know that Samsung is creating the NEXT technology, i would have waited.Unless i could sell off my current electrical appliances..

[juki0h]

@Nugburner420 i have solar panels, will be paying it off very soon, about 4 years

[RealityChickRCRU]

That food managing was just pathetic. What a waste of time!!! Just open the fridge! It goes faster.

[malibari]

doesn't he look like Patrick Stewart in "X-men"

[ConceptVBS]

He's right. The idea of a connected home has been around for nearly a decade.

[moneyman10k]

@Nugburner420 I would like fridges and freezers to keep an inventory and tell me what I have, and when it has gone bad. :( too much stuff in the back gets forgotten