New Generation Refrigerator To Detect What's Missing In It

AHN
Posted: Dec 27, 2006

Seoul, S. Korea (AHN) - South Korean's Samsung Electronics is developing a new generation refrigerator, equipped with radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, which detects when its contents are running low or approaching expiration dates.

According to the Korea Times's Wednesday edition, in addition to automatically sensing inventory needs such as when milk or juices run low, Samsung's refrigerator could even send a shopping list to its owner's cell phone or to the supermarket.

Korea's second-largest producer of home appliances is scheduled to launch the device in 2008 or 2009, at the earliest.

Samsung spokesman Chae Hee-kook said, "We are working on refrigerators wired for RFID. Technologically speaking, there is no barrier to come up with the new items.''

He continued, "The refrigerator will be able to connect to cell phones for various new-concept applications."

Moreover, the new generation device will also offer recipes using available food products.