LG showcases new smart appliances at IFA 2011

LG Electronics (LG) of Korea will showcase its wide range of smart home appliances for the first time in Europe at IFA 2011. With its Smart Refrigerator, Smart Washing Machine, Smart Oven and Smart Robotic Vacuum Cleaner, LG will demonstrate how it can bring enhanced savings and convenience to customers. LG’s smart appliances are underpinned by the company’s four Core Technologies - the Linear Compressor, Inverter Direct Drive, Lightwave Technology and KOMPRESSOR Technology - and its Smart Thin Technology, comprising Smart Manager, Smart Diagnosis, Smart Access, Smart Adapt and Smart Grid.

These unique technologies combine in LG’s products to deliver an eco-friendly performance with extra efficiency in energy, effort and time. The energy-efficient Smart Refrigerator comes with the ingenious Smart Manager, which displays the location, expiration dates, quantity, and nutritional information of food inside the fridge. With Smart Manager, customers can efficiently keep track of the fridge contents, or check, via their smartphones, what’s in the refrigerator while they are grocery shopping.

The fridge also recommends tasty dishes that can be made using ingredients left over in the fridge, and is even equipped with entertainment functions such as news updates, music and social media services. LG’s Smart Refrigerator includes the world’s first Door-in - Door System, known as the Smart Eco Door. A smaller door attached to the fridge door provides easier access to frequently sought after items in the refrigerator, thereby helping reduce electricity usage.

LG will also showcase its smart appliances Smart Diagnosis function.