Samsung's home appliances are getting smarter every year, and the company's Bespoke fridge lineup is constantly improving as a centerpiece for the modern home's kitchen. Samsung recently announced new Bespoke appliances, including a new 4-Door Flex Family Hub refrigerator, and it's smarter than ever thanks to its AI capabilities and integration with SmartThings and other services.
The two main features that make Samsung's Bespoke 4-Door Flex refrigerator appealing, even for a tech enthusiast who doesn't spend too much time in the kitchen, are the 32-inch LCD and the enhanced AI capabilities. Yes, this is a refrigerator enabled by AI, and the latter comes into play in useful ways.
The generous LCD and the AI greatly contribute to making the 4-Door Flex with Family Hub fridge a smart device — immobile as it may be. And you'd be surprised how closely this fridge can imitate the experience you're familiar with from using Samsung phones, tablets, and TVs.
Samsung's new Bespoke fridges are next level
The 32-inch display embedded in the Bespoke Flex refrigerator's door is powered by an interface similar to One UI. You can pin widgets on it, run apps — including streaming apps — view and share your photos, and even use it as a whiteboard on which family members can leave notes, draw pictures, and record audio.
Okay, that sounds cool and all, but you might be wondering what's so special about Samsung sticking a giant smart screen onto the door of its Bespoke 4-Door Flex fridge. Well, that's where AI Vision Inside technology and SmartThings come into play.
Samsung's new Bespoke 4-Door Flex with AI Family Hub can help you keep track of your food from anywhere and plan meals with Samsung Food (ex Whisk), inform you of which food items in your fridge will expire soon, make shopping lists, plan weekly meals, and more. It can even send cooking instructions to a connected Samsung range.
At the core of this experience is the AI Vision Inside camera. The Bespoke 4-Door Flex with AI Family Hub is equipped with a camera that sees everything inside your fridge. The camera is powered by an AI that can identify 33 types of food items. The AI automatically lists these ingredients on the Family Hub display and the mobile SmartThings app.
You can even check your food items remotely on your Galaxy phone through the SmartThings app and get grocery lists automatically generated by the AI. The fridge can also help you reduce food waste by reminding you to consume foods before their expiration dates. And using AI, it can help you save energy and lower your electricity bill through SmartThings Energy.
Given all these clever features, it's easy to see how the 4-Door Flex with AI Family Hub is much more than a fridge with a large vertical screen stuck to it. Granted, you can use said screen to stream apps and enjoy multimedia content while you spend time in the kitchen, but there's more to it than meets the eye.
If you want to make your kitchen smarter, the new Bespoke 4-Door Flex fridge with AI Family Hub and AI Vision Inside is available for pre-order. And you might want to take advantage of this pre-order window, as you can save up to $1,200. Either way, you can even lower the price by up to an additional $483 if you trade-in a mobile phone.
