LG Officially launches First in Range of Smart Grid-Ready Smart Appliances

LG Electronics today launched to market the first of its appliances embracing the very latest in smart technologies. Starting with smart refrigerators, LG this year will roll out a full spectrum of smart appliances that will transform living through innovative ways to save energy and improve convenience. Not just individual intelligent products, LG’s smart appliances are comprehensive, fully integrated smart solutions for the home.

“The home appliance industry will in the very near future shift from being mere white goods to high-tech appliances with a range of intelligent functions. With the commercial launch of our smart fridge, we are taking the lead in this transformation,” said Young-ha Lee, President and CEO of LG Home Appliance Company. “By the end of the year, when our full range is introduced, consumers will be able to stay in contact with their appliances at any time, enjoying greater convenience and seeing real-life, real-time improvements in energy consumption and time savings.”

Consumers got their first chance to see LG’s smart technology – called THINQ(TM)– earlier this year at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Comprised of Smart Grid, Smart Diagnosis, Smart Access, Smart Adapt and Smart Manager, LG Home Appliances’ smart technology lets users manage their refrigerators, washing machines, ovens and robotic vacuum cleaners via a remote network. In combination with the Smart Grid and LG’s signature core technologies, the new innovations show how LG can deliver big savings in energy, time and expense, greatly enriching consumers’ lives.

First in LG’s Smart Appliance Line-up: Smart Refrigerators

The new smart refrigerator offers updates and information that can be accessed via smartphones and tablets. It offers three poweful smart savings options: late night saving, preferable time saving and the Smart Grid-ready.

Late night saving and preferable time saving are currently available in the flat price system and both are extremely effective in saving energy. The Smart Grid-ready option, first demonstrated at this year’s CES, is a smarter function that allows for the savings of even more energy once local utility companies begin offering time-of-use pricing systems.

Smart Manager, LG’s food management system, informs users what is in their fridge, where it is and when it expires. This information is accessible via smartphones or tablets through Smart Access so users can have it at their fingertips when they are out grocery shopping or dining at a restaurant planning how to emulate the chef’s gourmet dishes at home. The fridge can even recommend healthy recipes based on what foods are currently available.